as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
regards a sense of permanence as one of the fingerprints of a civilized society
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Recent Examples of fingerprint
The scratches are like fingerprints in that no two firearms make identical markings.
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ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Acrylic cover Most frames have an acrylic cover for protection from dust and fingerprints.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
These outsized musical personalities often leave more distinctive fingerprints on the songs than the BTS members themselves do.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Defense attorney Joseph Esparza said there is not DNA evidence, fingerprints or eyewitnesses to place Preciado at the scene of the crime.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Acrylic cover Most frames have an acrylic cover for protection from dust and fingerprints.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
These outsized musical personalities often leave more distinctive fingerprints on the songs than the BTS members themselves do.
—Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Defense attorney Joseph Esparza said there is not DNA evidence, fingerprints or eyewitnesses to place Preciado at the scene of the crime.
—Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingerprint
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The interface of the desktop website version includes key mission milestones and characteristics about the moon, including information about landing sites during the Apollo era.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth exhibits those characteristics, and our soldiers finally have someone to follow.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Trying to reach for that classic creature feature, Cinemascope, old Hollywood vibe.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s image will be a feature of the exterior of the building, with jumbo video screens showing his face in the footage.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s military said Saturday that Iraq would be exempt from shipping restrictions in the trait, opening the potential of as much as 3 million barrels a day of Iraqi oil cargoes.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
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The cooperative birth behavior may reflect ancient evolutionary traits in toothed whales — and evidence of complex social cooperation beyond primates.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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A little more than a week into the season, the Padres have two quality starts out of their rotation.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The MorphoScan is even missing a couple of quality-of-life features present on the Etekcity scale, including a safe mode for pregnant women and pacemaker users that disables the BIA electrical current for weight-only measurements.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Boasting the complete libraries of MCU and Star Wars are undoubted attributes, but continually giving viewers new episodes of both in the same small stretch of time is an undeniable flex.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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For nearly every sport, there are innate attributes that can give an athlete an edge.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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The NewFronts pitch focused on Outcomes+, a new offering for advertisers that aims to improve targeting and attribution, bridging the gap between linear TV and streaming.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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One is detection and attribution of climate change—so what does climate change look like?—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Fingerprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprint. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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