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plural of print
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as in impressions
a perceptible trace left by pressure one telltale sign that I had been napping was the print left by the chenille bedspread on my cheek

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as in photos
a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera we now get our prints developed online

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prints

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verb

present tense third-person singular of print
as in publishes
to produce and release for distribution in printed form the newspaper's motto remains "All the News That's Fit to Print"

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Recent Examples of prints
Noun
There are nearly thirty 35mm prints in the program, and for some of them to be seen in original format is a chance of a lifetime. John Bleasdale, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 McLean said the absence of identifiable prints could make jurors wonder whether gloves were used or the items were wiped, potentially viewing the missing prints as evidence of planning. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Patrons can browse from a selection of more than 220 paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media and photographs, as well as sculptures and ceramics up to 10 inches. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Come for its lively prints, sharp tailoring, and feminine details that inspire confidence while remaining effortlessly wearable. Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2026 Blue-and-white prints always feel right at home on a seaside vacation, and this maxi dress leans into that effortless vibe. Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 Lining the wall against the stairs leading to the second floor are art prints of different matchbooks, each from one of her favorite restaurants. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026 These soft, comfortable overalls come in a choice of five colors and prints, including navy with white stars and beige with yellow stars. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026 Comprising 700 paintings, 200 sculptures, and 1,200 prints, Grabner’s gift spans the arc of her career, so far, with pieces made in the early 1990s to ones made in the past few years. Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
The unexpected electrical issue at the facility that prints The Sacramento Bee and several other regional publications resulted in Monday’s newspaper being distributed digitally only. Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 This was all doable without creating any overhangs, so the whole thing still prints without needing supports. Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 The new channel, the clever funnel, the ad that prints money. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 This is a company that prints more revenue every time the tape gets chaotic, and 2026 has given it plenty of chaos to work with. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 May 2026 London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ceded to censorship requests issued by the Chinese firm that prints the institution’s exhibition catalogues, according to a new report from The Guardian, who unearthed the information via FOIA requests. News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026 Few places symbolize the move from print to digital more than Akalla, a district of Stockholm where the ST01 data center sits at a site once occupied by the factory that prints Sweden main newspaper, Kaun says. Michael Weissenstein, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025 The chances of winning the top prizes are astronomically low because the company prints billions of game pieces but only releases a handful of key winning ones. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025 His paternal grandma prints the flyers and helps get the word out, while his mom’s mom makes the costumes. Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prints
Noun
  • The early impressions of Downs were encapsulated in one moment during the team’s first training camp practice on Wednesday.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But what’s been clear through one week of camp is that the players angling for extensions have made strong early impressions.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Below, see nine sweet photos of the British royal family members with their beloved pets.
    Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In May 2019, San Jose police retrieved the suspects’ phones from the arresting agencies and found photos taken inside a San Jose hotel two days before Tran’s killing.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Her lab publishes a curriculum for adolescents on the risks of oral tobacco and other drugs.
    Joseph Kim, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The multidisciplinary, fully gold-open-access journal publishes research results across all IEEE fields of interest.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Certainly no wild horse had made the round imprints that led through the sagging door of that old building.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • Each molecule imprints its own barcodelike pattern onto that light, and the pattern can be seen when astronomers parse the light into its constituent colors.
    Damien Pine, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Noun
  • He had been shot at least five times – in his right arm, his left leg, his right foot, and twice in his abdomen, said Constance DiAngelo, a forensic pathologist who reviewed funeral home photographs of Beloozerov’s body at CNN’s request.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, his team used aerial photographs and satellite imagery to count nearly 1,300 structures across southwestern Amazonia.
    Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Louvet highlighted Ralph Lauren’s collaboration with the US Postal Service (USPS) on a series of commemorative stamps celebrating America’s 250th anniversary, as well as its global A Sporting Life campaign, among successful engagement drivers.
    Ella Graveney, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Learn how to make small stamps (2-inch-by3-inch) with an easy-to-carve rubber medium and lino carving tools.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Iosseliani’s poetic portraits of life on the Soviet periphery range from neorealist documentation of collective farms to playful snapshots of Tbilisi, with a light touch reminiscent of the French New Wave.
    Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • In his free time, Tupper experimented with his own polyethylene creations, including a shaving cream dispenser with a self-closing cap and a clear belt with slots for inserting snapshots.
    Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Just a few hours after dropping pics of herself with voluminous, body-licious curls, Khloé Kardashian decided to kick off August with a fresh hair cut—and introduced us all to her alter ego, Bob Kardashian, in the process.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Far too many bio-pics are mere exercises in slobbering idol worship, and most of them are made and marketed on the strength of a physical resemblance between star and subject.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Prints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prints. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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