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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
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in Pasadena and raised in Altadena, Butler carried the imprints of California into her fiction.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
And Pasquantino will have his imprints on it all.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Police discovered shoe imprints, handprints and fingerprints.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
The sections are divided into the Hawaiian, Chinese, and Japanese areas, reflecting the cultures that have left the most prominent imprints on the islands.
—Cemile Kavountzis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Waller noted how credit cards evolved from simple cardboard imprints to magnetic strips, chips, and mobile tap-to-pay.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Given that Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Paddington originated in Great Britain, the Berenstain imprints were the first homegrown American books for children whose franchise achieved such heft.
—Daniel Horowitz
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Her only callout is that imprints from paw prints, chairs, and table legs set pretty deeply on this rug.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
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Since arriving on campus, Flowers’ imprints on the program are undeniable.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
Born in Pasadena and raised in Altadena, Butler carried the imprints of California into her fiction.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
And Pasquantino will have his imprints on it all.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
Police discovered shoe imprints, handprints and fingerprints.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2025
The sections are divided into the Hawaiian, Chinese, and Japanese areas, reflecting the cultures that have left the most prominent imprints on the islands.
—Cemile Kavountzis, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Waller noted how credit cards evolved from simple cardboard imprints to magnetic strips, chips, and mobile tap-to-pay.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Given that Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Paddington originated in Great Britain, the Berenstain imprints were the first homegrown American books for children whose franchise achieved such heft.
—Daniel Horowitz
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Her only callout is that imprints from paw prints, chairs, and table legs set pretty deeply on this rug.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imprints
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Interpretive trails explain the ecological role of wildflowers and grasses, making this as much an outdoor classroom as a scenic walk.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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What To Do Go on a Hike There are over 20 miles of scenic trails around the resort to explore, whether on foot or mountain bike.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bridging Online And Offline Attraction With dating apps, first impressions often happen digitally.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Apple debuted its next-generation AirPods Pro 3 today at its annual fall hardware event, and our first impressions here at PCMag are pretty positive.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Sep. 2025
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Data concerns Most of South Korea’s 51 million residents use smartphones and have big digital footprints, which could allow Google to use the map data for other lucrative purposes, experts say.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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This puts First Solar and Nextracker at an advantage due to their domestic manufacturing footprints, the UBS analysts said.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Two of her most talked about looks of the evening included an out-of-this-world look by Thom Browne that appeared to be a colorful, textured pencil dress with mosaic prints and puffy sleeves.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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To make the look feel authentic, combine heritage prints with modern materials, like tweed with chrome or flannel with concrete.—
Ginger Perra,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the time, the Czech capital still held traces of Kafka’s era; now, Prague serves almost like a shrine to the author, with an official museum and several monuments around town, which range from iconic to kitsch in her view.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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Their marshmallow-like shapes contrast with a raw, brutal finish, celebrating an unusual casting process that preserves traces of handwork and visible seams.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The railroad’s willingness to pay the bill, including slimming down its own office payroll to free up more funds, appears to have limited the reputational damage enough for serious merger talks to proceed on down the tracks.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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In 1876, Texas A&M University was founded just down the tracks, shaping the area’s identity and giving rise to Bryan’s sister city, College Station.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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The plasma process is also effective on waxy residues left over from other recycling methods, converting them into useful chemicals with over 80% selectivity.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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Each facility has a pyrolysis reactor based on the Viking design that converts agricultural residues such as cashew hulls from area farms into biofuels and high-quality carbon credits for sale on international markets.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Imprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imprints. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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