wa·ter·mark
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌmärk 
ˈwä-
1
: a mark indicating the height to which water has risen
2
: a marking in paper resulting from differences in thickness usually produced by pressure of a projecting design in the mold or on a processing roll and visible when the paper is held up to the light
also
: the design of or the metal pattern producing the marking
watermarked; watermarking; watermarks
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Look closely near the corners or edges of the frame for a blurry patch, smeared light, or a soft square that looks slightly out of focus — that’s where the watermark used to be.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
Organizations looking to watermark AI generated images may need to rethink their approach.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Jeremy Carrasco, a director and AI consultant who posts as @showtoolsai on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, created a real video demonstrating how a viewer could identify the older woman feeding the bear clip as AI without relying on the Sora watermark.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Look closely near the corners or edges of the frame for a blurry patch, smeared light, or a soft square that looks slightly out of focus — that’s where the watermark used to be.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
There could be new hope on the horizon, however, in the form of an authentication system that watermarks videos using fluctuations in the on-location lighting.
—New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2025
Organizations looking to watermark AI generated images may need to rethink their approach.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Watermark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watermark. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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watermark
1 of 2 noun
wa·ter·mark
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌmärk
ˈwät-
1
: a mark that shows the height to which water has risen
2
: a mark (as the maker's name or trademark) made in paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held up to the light
watermark
2 of 2 verb
: to mark with a watermark
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