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as in impression
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 photo
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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verb

as in to publish
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 print
Noun
Freakier Friday had a production budget of $42 million before prints and advertising costs, according to The Numbers. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Viral success Inciardi launched her first vending machine filled with linocut prints of food in 2022 as a way to get quarters for her laundry machine. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Voters can print the official petition at home on one sheet of ordinary letter-sized paper or fill out a form to have the petition mailed to them. Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025 The next year, it’s printed again but this time with a different base spirit (gin instead of rye) and a different amount (literally twice as much). Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for print
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Noun
  • Danni-Elle Townsend, who’s made a solid impression in PPA internationals this year, was upset in the first round by 43-yr old qualifier and eventual Bronze medalist from Japan Rika Fujiwara, a former WTA tennis pro who toured for more than 20 years before retiring from Tennis in 2020.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rookie pitcher Ryan Bergert has made a strong impression with the Kansas City Royals since arriving from the San Diego Padres at the trade deadline.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025
  • See photos of Ariana Grande at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His obituary had also not yet been published by the funeral home.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The study is published in the journal Science.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dinner here follows a French framework but works with British ingredients, extending the Roux family’s long culinary imprint on the property.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Published earlier this year by Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, Audition is described as a twisty thriller that follows a celebrated actress enjoying a charmed, bohemian life in Manhattan with her creative husband.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Based on the hull numbers visible in the Japanese military's photographs, the Fujian's escortS were the destroyers CNS Hangzhou and CNS Jinan.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Will this summer program impress admissions officers or blend in with others?
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Spurs impress — and Kudus shines Tottenham looked much more organised under new manager Thomas Frank.
    Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Birney’s recent solo feature, Obex, is a surreal fantasy pic that premiered at Sundance 2025 and portrays a reclusive gamer whose search for his missing dog blurs the line between reality and fantasy.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Focus Features pic from writer-director Craig Brewer follows the true-life tale of two down-on-their-luck musicians who form a Neil Diamond tribute band that changes their lives.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both cards are in envelopes devoid of any postage markings or stamps, which suggests they were sent as part of a larger package.
    Chris Spargo, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Tennessee interior designers are reinventing traditional Southern style, adding their own personal stamp to the state’s design landscape.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Print.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/print. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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