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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
Decked out in traditional Virginia style furnishing and framed prints, the charm of the resort doesn’t fade where guests rest their heads. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Diesel printed fall tweed patterns on lightweight button-up shirts and applied denim prints to jersey. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Knappenberger also refurbished a 1960s vending machine filled with mystery mini prints of four Kansas City landmarks. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 At that point, the team stereolithographically 3D-prints the material for real-world compression testing and particle image velocimetric experiments. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
This printer prints nine pages per minute for both black and color, and 10 seconds for images. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 In duplication or mirror mode, the machine prints up to four identical parts simultaneously, effectively quadrupling batch output without needing to ramp up raw print speed. — New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prints
Noun
  • If impressions are flat or growing while clicks decline, the auction is still healthy.
    — Gaetano Romeo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And look at the Johnson-less segments, like the overlong Weekend Update (more on that later) — or especially the stale-as-hell midterm ads political cold open, another excuse to run through all the usual impressions.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Bystander videos and photos posted by on social media showed a man sitting on the ground with his hands behind his back, in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.
    — Philip Marcelo, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Police say that Wyatt continued the conversations even after being informed that the person was 13, going as far as requesting explicit photos.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Although the Florida Division of Elections publishes data that include only active voters on their site, the Herald included active and inactive voters in all calculations and graphics, since inactive voters are still eligible to cast ballots.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The plates feature debased imprints of the same signature shapes, creating a dialogue with the glasses.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • People have always looked for errant glimmers of the dead in the world around them, but now the past runs parallel to — imprints upon, and circles around — the present to a degree that can severely confuse the relationship between the two.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The hotel plays up its proximity to ACL Live, with framed photographs of the show and an Austin City Limits coffee table book of images captured by the same photographer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The series, produced by Red Rock Films, was made using more than 400 licensed photographs and archival footage.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • While venues mark minors with stamps and patrons older than 21 with wristbands, industry insiders said enforcement collapses in crowded rooms.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Fabric content and care labels work for clothing, but furniture and decor often have maker’s stamps, labels, or engravings on the underside or back.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The app also provides monthly snapshots of your total spending and income.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Here are snapshots of all 60 in no particular order, with links to their longer profiles.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Of course, Neon has also had an impressive run with Oscar-nominated and winning pics like Sean Baker’s Anora and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Chile’s 22nd Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic) features nine pics in its Chile Film Competition this year vying for cash prizes in the best film, director and actor categories.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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

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