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as in trails
a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it
found an imprint on the road where something apparently had been dragged
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as in impressions
a perceptible trace left by pressure
an imprint of a dinosaur's foot embedded in the limestone
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as in engraves
to produce a vivid impression of
that early lesson on the value of honesty permanently imprinted itself on my mind
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Recent Examples of imprints
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
The Davis era at Sony moved into eclipse in October 2011, when new chairman-CEO Doug Morris, folded the Arista and J imprints and assigned their artists to flagship label RCA Records.
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Chris Morris,
Variety,
22 June 2026
When a mysterious egg hatches during a mission and the baby imprints on Ken, he's thrust into the role of parenting a newborn Gigantron.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
But a reminder that contending teams are years and years in the making and more often than not have several different imprints on them.
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Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
In the tale, an old, giant rhea ran so powerfully its steps left imprints in the sky, creating the constellation Choiols — known in the West as the Southern Cross.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
The others all had much more time to put their imprints on the team.
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ABC News,
27 May 2026
The likes of Paramount have launched book imprints for original productions and development projects to better manage the process, but broadly screen-to-books can be considered an underdeveloped space.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
And in preparation for a time when such imprints could become even more easily logged in gravitational wave data, this team developed a method that predicts just what shape a gravitational wave should take when moving through dark matter, rather than empty space.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
And the custardy texture somehow imprints a more pronounced, wholly pleasant sourness.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
One paddle literally imprints a word onto your skin.
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Alysia Reiner,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
This mattress is also durable—Dragan noticed that any body imprints pop back quickly, and is hopeful this will hold up for some time.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 June 2026
The Davis era at Sony moved into eclipse in October 2011, when new chairman-CEO Doug Morris, folded the Arista and J imprints and assigned their artists to flagship label RCA Records.
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Chris Morris,
Variety,
22 June 2026
When a mysterious egg hatches during a mission and the baby imprints on Ken, he's thrust into the role of parenting a newborn Gigantron.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
19 June 2026
But a reminder that contending teams are years and years in the making and more often than not have several different imprints on them.
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Pierre Lebrun,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
In the tale, an old, giant rhea ran so powerfully its steps left imprints in the sky, creating the constellation Choiols — known in the West as the Southern Cross.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
The others all had much more time to put their imprints on the team.
—
ABC News,
27 May 2026
The likes of Paramount have launched book imprints for original productions and development projects to better manage the process, but broadly screen-to-books can be considered an underdeveloped space.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
And in preparation for a time when such imprints could become even more easily logged in gravitational wave data, this team developed a method that predicts just what shape a gravitational wave should take when moving through dark matter, rather than empty space.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
That stuff imprints itself on you.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2026
And the custardy texture somehow imprints a more pronounced, wholly pleasant sourness.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
One paddle literally imprints a word onto your skin.
—
Alysia Reiner,
Flow Space,
13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprints
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In Utah, federal land managers have closed public lands near the Cottonwood Fire as a precaution, and in New Mexico, forest officials closed campgrounds and trails near a wildfire burning in the Jemez Mountains.
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Authorities from multiple agencies have been searching for her both in the lake and on surrounding trails.
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That roundup includes the Radio Songs chart, which details the tracks that rack up the largest total number of audience impressions across all radio formats throughout the United States.
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Those accounts generated more than 55 million impressions over a 14-day period starting on June 1.
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Malcolm Arnold’s 2,000-square-foot business, Apple Core Electronics, on Flushing Avenue in Bushwick makes exterior intercom panels, sets their wiring, punches buttons and engraves addresses.
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The company also engraves the names of the two teams, the final score, the location of the game and its date on the trophy base.
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Larger retail footprints mean more logistics, more displays, and tighter timelines.
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The father noticed footprints in the snow that ended at a stone wall.
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There's a full rainbow of primal prints to explore, like this flowing calf-print caftan from Moroccan designer Fadila El Gadi.
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The bundle also includes an Arctic White Pocket Printer, which produces premium, waterproof, dye-sublimation prints with optional vintage effects.
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Nothing etches itself in your heart quite like the memory of watching a pack of energetic African wild dogs frolicking, a lioness and her cubs dozing on the Kalahari with your own kids tucked in close.
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.
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Merging my finances with someone else’s, to my mind, would eliminate all traces of my efforts to achieve financial independence.
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Small parts of the wheel were salvaged, and a few traces of the fair remain today.
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Rigorous, exhaustive testing of all tracks, signaling systems, and vehicles is the standard industry practice for major airport transit infrastructure to guarantee seamless long-term system integration.
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Others are built for ages 7 to 12, and several offer teen tracks that lean closer to a culinary school experience.
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“Imprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprints. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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