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Recent Examples of footprints
Larger retail footprints mean more logistics, more displays, and tighter timelines.
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Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The father noticed footprints in the snow that ended at a stone wall.
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Mike Toole,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Embedded in hardened gypsum soil, the footprints were surrounded by ancient grass seeds radiocarbon dated to between 21,130 and 22,860 years ago.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The marks of two canoes showed in the sand, and footprints of barefoot children proclaimed we’d been visited by Cree neighbors.
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Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
As a result of this need for speed, Apollo did not build anything permanent on the moon, leaving behind only flags, footprints and defunct spacecraft.
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Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
Fanttik positions it for fresh spills and everyday fabric accidents, including wine, milk, tomato sauce, mud and pet footprints.
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Most of the pools they were quoted for had relatively small footprints and were only about four feet deep.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Esha Chhabra,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The father noticed footprints in the snow that ended at a stone wall.
—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
These include rolled or folded leaf blades, a dark or blue tinge to the foliage, or lingering footprints after walking on the lawn.
—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 June 2026
Embedded in hardened gypsum soil, the footprints were surrounded by ancient grass seeds radiocarbon dated to between 21,130 and 22,860 years ago.
—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The marks of two canoes showed in the sand, and footprints of barefoot children proclaimed we’d been visited by Cree neighbors.
—
Marc Terziev,
Outdoor Life,
25 June 2026
As a result of this need for speed, Apollo did not build anything permanent on the moon, leaving behind only flags, footprints and defunct spacecraft.
—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
Fanttik positions it for fresh spills and everyday fabric accidents, including wine, milk, tomato sauce, mud and pet footprints.
—
New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Most of the pools they were quoted for had relatively small footprints and were only about four feet deep.
—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footprints
footsteps
Noun
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Luke Russert is returning to television, following in the footsteps of his father Tim Russert - once a household name on Sunday mornings in America.
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Now, following in the footsteps of singing icon Stevie Nicks — who had Barbie dolls made of her as a member of Fleetwood Mac and another as a solo artist featuring her Bella Donna album look — Cyrus has officially been immortalized in plastic.
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“Footprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footprints. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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