as in footstep
the mark or impression made by a foot mysterious footprints along the beach

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Recent Examples of footprint Many car companies maintain manufacturing footprints beyond the assembly plant in the U.S. Mercedes-Benz, for example, has 24 locations across 13 states. Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025 Teams can also break their year down into different footprints, to compare the climate impact of various events throughout the season. Simmone Shah, Time, 10 June 2025 Like Nuno, Frank is tasked with winning over an entirely new group without any pre-existing relationships, so Tottenham’s pre-season tour in Asia will be the first opportunity to stamp his footprint on a club still reeling over Postecoglou’s departure. Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 June 2025 The People’s Daily, which serves as the official newspaper of the CCP, has a comparatively small advertising footprint on Meta, with just five active adverts. Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for footprint
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footstep
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  • Little Simz follows in the footsteps of music icon Chaka Khan–who curated Meltdown in 2024–and takes the reins for the festival’s 30th anniversary edition.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Sarah Snook, who played Shiv Roy on that HBO drama, was nominated (and went on to win!), following in the footsteps of her costars Jeremy Strong and Keiran Culkin.
    Melissa Locker, Time, 9 June 2025

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“Footprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprint. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.

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