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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
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.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Keep in mind AccordionItemContainerButton My only caveat is that paws, chair and table legs, and beyond leave pretty deep imprints on this rug.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
By the turn of the millennium, shelves were sagging beneath Bridget and Carrie’s daughters, with entire imprints devoted to churning out more.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
His shoes appeared to match imprints left at the scene.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Universe is simply born with the amount of entropy that the transition from an inflationary state to a hot Big Bang state, a process known as cosmic reheating, imprints upon it.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
One paddle literally imprints a word onto your skin.
—Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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.
—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.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Keep in mind AccordionItemContainerButton My only caveat is that paws, chair and table legs, and beyond leave pretty deep imprints on this rug.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
By the turn of the millennium, shelves were sagging beneath Bridget and Carrie’s daughters, with entire imprints devoted to churning out more.
—Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 4 May 2026
His shoes appeared to match imprints left at the scene.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Universe is simply born with the amount of entropy that the transition from an inflationary state to a hot Big Bang state, a process known as cosmic reheating, imprints upon it.
—Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
And the custardy texture somehow imprints a more pronounced, wholly pleasant sourness.
—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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Kaua’i’s waves and verdant shores provide endless fun for children, including bike trails, boat tours and bodyboarding.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Just an hour away, Acadia National Park has beaches, trails, and budget-friendly camping options.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
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Companies with a track record of straight dealing tend to get more grace in difficult moments than those who’ve spent years optimizing for surface-level impressions.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Despite pentatonic arpeggios that verge on city-pop impressions, the song skirts both the clichés that often come with control and the unraveling that can follow overextension.—
Raphael Helfand,
Pitchfork,
29 May 2026
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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.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
6 Feb. 2026
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Other teams of astronomers have looked for clues about the movements of giant planets in the orbits of asteroids and other small objects, studying them like footprints to reconstruct how they might have been pushed or pulled into their current orbits by the gravity of giant planets on the move.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Archer and Joby are establishing significant footprints already with bets in the Middle East, where regulators and governments have readily embraced the new tech.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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All are gelatin-silver prints, a format that adds to the shock and the warmth of the flash lighting.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Trade drab colors with 44 percent off floral prints, and bulky hoodies for something a little more lightweight to beat those nightly chills and airplane cabin temperatures—this one by Faherty is 25 percent off for a limited time.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The group of items appears to have been deposited as part of a burial and includes a copper mirror, alabaster vessels that still contain traces of their original contents, and a vessel carved from black obsidian.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
1 June 2026
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Valles Marineris is an enormous rift valley system on Mars that scientists want to scour for traces of liquid water, which may exist in sheltered niches and serve as an habitat for possible life.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Both were able to spot tracks, on dusty roads, and follow the tracks to successfully find wildlife.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Below them, clattering on a dozen parallel tracks, the trains were coming and going, arriving and departing, thundering underground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Imprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprints. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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