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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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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
Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
European vacation destinations will begin requiring all travelers to have prints of their fingers taken, as well as photos, upon arrival in a new screening process.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Shop it in 15 different colors from black to multiple shades of blue, green, red, pink, and floral prints for spring.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Classic Nina Ricci cheetah and tiger prints were splashed against cyan blues, while all-black outfits were rich in texture and depth for a more contemporary look.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The Times’ Food, Plants, Image and design teams will also be onsite to talk to festival-goers and showcase merchandise and limited-run art prints.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Kobi Halperin opted for tiger prints.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Hang it on the front door for a welcoming touch, lay it flat as a centerpiece with pillar or clustered candles in the center, or incorporate it into a gallery wall among framed photos and prints.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026
Large Graphic Prints In the 1950s and '60s, bold, patterned carpets—geometric designs, florals, and abstract prints—were all the rage.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
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
Specifically, the surprise that comes with developing every roll of film is one of the biggest perks of the process, according to Quigley, who prints her photos regularly at her local camera store.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead of invasive surgeries, patients might someday swallow a capsule that travels to the injury site and prints new tissue directly on it.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Gilbert, who is the Oakland Post’s faculty adviser, said that even though most Oakland University students prefer to get their news digitally, the university still prints editions because the publication needs the advertising revenue that the print product generates.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the operations supervisor in the tower was focused on trying to fix a printer which prints strips of paper with flight information and had jammed.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
This is the place to go for Japanese art and artifacts, with a strong, 110,000-piece collection of paintings, tea ceremony ceramics, samurai swords and armor, kimonos, lacquerware, sculpture, ukiyo-e prints, and more.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
European vacation destinations will begin requiring all travelers to have prints of their fingers taken, as well as photos, upon arrival in a new screening process.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Shop it in 15 different colors from black to multiple shades of blue, green, red, pink, and floral prints for spring.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Classic Nina Ricci cheetah and tiger prints were splashed against cyan blues, while all-black outfits were rich in texture and depth for a more contemporary look.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The Times’ Food, Plants, Image and design teams will also be onsite to talk to festival-goers and showcase merchandise and limited-run art prints.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Kobi Halperin opted for tiger prints.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 11 Mar. 2026
Hang it on the front door for a welcoming touch, lay it flat as a centerpiece with pillar or clustered candles in the center, or incorporate it into a gallery wall among framed photos and prints.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026
Large Graphic Prints In the 1950s and '60s, bold, patterned carpets—geometric designs, florals, and abstract prints—were all the rage.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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
Specifically, the surprise that comes with developing every roll of film is one of the biggest perks of the process, according to Quigley, who prints her photos regularly at her local camera store.
—Liz Regalia, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
Instead of invasive surgeries, patients might someday swallow a capsule that travels to the injury site and prints new tissue directly on it.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Gilbert, who is the Oakland Post’s faculty adviser, said that even though most Oakland University students prefer to get their news digitally, the university still prints editions because the publication needs the advertising revenue that the print product generates.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, the operations supervisor in the tower was focused on trying to fix a printer which prints strips of paper with flight information and had jammed.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prints
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In Corpus’ lawsuit against the county, San Mateo County Superior Court ruled last year that the county waived its privilege claims over Cordell’s billing records by publicly releasing her report — which contained her findings and impressions of witnesses.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The point is to look beyond those first impressions and see the possibility of something better.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2026
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And photos and videos after the storm showed undernourished Cubans, men, women and children dressed in rags and people barely managing in makeshift homes.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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My absolute favorite thing is when clients share their photos and favorite memories with me upon their return.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Neither Goldco nor American Hartford Gold publishes full pricing schedules online, and costs may vary depending on the size of the transaction or account.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Houston Association of Realtors regularly publishes a list of the most expensive home listings in the state.—
Neal Franklin,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Bruises on her neck were consistent with muzzle imprints.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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In Aidarov’s spiral, bodily imprints from hundreds of thousands of migrant workers layer upon one another, the faint depressions of exhausted sleep compressed into a monument that cannot move.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Iza took videos and photographs of his business rival’s arrest, authorities said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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His words and photographs have appeared in print and online on Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, Bloomberg Pursuits, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The stamps act as the primary source of funding for the state’s lakes, ponds and rivers preservation accounts, which provide grant funding to non-profit groups and municipalities for research, treatment and education campaigns that combat invasive species.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
17 Mar. 2026
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The warning is the latest development in longstanding money troubles at USPS — a unique federal government agency that relies on stamps and service fees, not tax dollars, to deliver mail and packages six days a week to every address in the country.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
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Los Hermanos Polo Films offered one of the clearest snapshots of that evolution.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Travel is full of those tiny, unfiltered snapshots that stick and a wanderluster’s hope should always be to find the sort of warmth that turns a stopover into a story and a stranger into a guest.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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Band, who founded Full Moon Features in 1988, had made, distributed and directed dozens of indie horror pics and series, many of which were for home entertainment.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Come back here for weekly updates including the latest pics of the day published on PhotoVogue’s Instagram.—
Daniel Rodríguez Gordillo,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Prints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prints. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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