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Recent Examples of footmark
Holmes is able to distinguish the separate tracks of two men from the many footmarks of the constables on the scene.
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Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
The back of his shirt bore footmarks, after people ran over him in the panicked crowd.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Oct. 2017
Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
The back of his shirt bore footmarks, after people ran over him in the panicked crowd.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footmark
Noun
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The teenager is looking to follow in his father's footsteps, and counts Black Label Society's Zakk Wylde as his favorite guitarist.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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And while the circumstances of his birth may have been historic, Phillips’ education was traditional for the family, following in the footsteps of his uncle Charles and grandfather, Prince Philip, and cutting his teeth at Gordonstoun School in Scotland.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Unlike Apollo, which focused on fast flags and footprints in a breakneck race against the Soviet Union, Artemis is striving for a sustainable moon base elaborate enough to satisfy even the most hard-core science fiction fans.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Legendary actor Glenn Close is set to be immortalized outside will the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood with a hand and footprint ceremony.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Footmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footmark. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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