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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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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
That includes a limited-time collection of teen and tween clothes, school supplies and accessories in pastel colors and floral prints from the women's lifestyle brand LoveShack Fancy. CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 This gift shop specializes in designs from local creatives, from ceramics and wool sweaters to art prints and jewelry. Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 That includes a limited-time collection of teen and tween clothes, school supplies and accessories in pastel colors and floral prints from the women’s lifestyle brand LoveShack Fancy. Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The Art Nouveau furniture, the 18th-century Worcester porcelain, and the photography collection (with daguerreotypes, Civil War albumen prints, 20th-century images, and portraits) all beg for your attention. Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2026 And Marni's prints, with the quaint charm of twenties wallpaper designs—or, this season, fifties-homemaker china patterns—have become instant collectibles. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2026 An off-the-shoulder top that combines a vibrant prints pairs effortlessly with a classic black skirt, while leopard print boots add one more wild twist. Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026 The next few monthly prints, and whether BYD’s home-market slide stabilizes, will say how durable the pattern is. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Leaning even more into the vintage patterns and textiles that shaped her inaugural capsule, the designer particularly emphasized florals applied in repeating motifs, geometric stripes, plaids, and checkered prints. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 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
  • Instead, fans have only seen short clips of Mourinho’s impressions via the club’s in-house media channels.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The reports show impressions, pages, countries, devices and visibility trends across Google’s generative search features.
    Joel House, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The flames from one explosion also burned the upper half of another crewmate’s back, according to the crew’s attorney Jorge Chiriboga Dávalos, who shared photos of the injuries.
    Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Watch the discussion below, and scroll down for photos from the event.
    The Deadline Team, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That sequencing is worth keeping in mind when reading whatever the company publishes next.
    Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • ProPublica is a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom that publishes investigative reporting in the public interest.
    Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 19 Aug. 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
  • Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More than 150 sculptures—along with works on paper, photographs, and extensive archival material—provide the occasion for an expansive survey of one of the twentieth century’s most influential artists.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Kindergarten teacher Kat Golando of Keystone School in San Antonio recommends labeling everything—from lunch boxes to sweaters—with name stickers or stamps.
    Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026
  • More than 30 independent bookstores across North Texas are inviting readers to explore their shelves, collect passport stamps, and discover the communities that make each shop unique.
    CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Today, the interiors read like snapshots of her tastes and interests over the intervening years.
    Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this summer, Czarniak, 48, enjoyed some quality time with her family, posting a few snapshots on Instagram from their time away together.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The clip released last night shows this is a more complex, sinister strategist than Josh Brolin’s crash-bang-boom baddie Thanos from the previous Avengers pics.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Several of the pics look back at Mexico in the 1990s, while others follow teenagers navigating contemporary issues in an increasingly complicated society where their horizons feel narrower than ever.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Prints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prints. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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