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plural of print
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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of print
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
Noun
With its orange boxes and quirky prints, Hermès could be seen as whimsical, but it was usually associated with uptight parents and grandparents. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026 Neither Safdie nor Lasry was sure how many films were on the finished prints, or even which ones. — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The venue will have an area dedicated to athleisure and there will be installations spotlighting studios specializing in exclusive prints and designs as well as contract manufacturers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 Framed reproduction prints from it now hang throughout the house. — Nuriyah Johar, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 Been a chilly reception to bank earnings this week, even when the prints were good. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Another has its own dressing area, with the primary offering an office nook, walk-in closet, and maximalist bath embellished with stars, peacock feathers, and bold graphic prints. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026 The Benton show focuses mostly on Pusey’s prints, drawing exclusively from the collection of Ian White, artist, educator and son of esteemed artist Charles White. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 That's especially useful to me for computers and long-running 3D prints, where even a momentary interruption can ruin hours or days of work. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
Basquiat shifts things around, paints over them, changes their colors and sometimes prints the same image twice, slightly out of register. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 This printer prints nine pages per minute for both black and color, and 10 seconds for images. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026 In duplication or mirror mode, the machine prints up to four identical parts simultaneously, effectively quadrupling batch output without needing to ramp up raw print speed. — New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026 The unexpected electrical issue at the facility that prints The Sacramento Bee and several other regional publications resulted in Monday’s newspaper being distributed digitally only. — Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026 This was all doable without creating any overhangs, so the whole thing still prints without needing supports. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 The new channel, the clever funnel, the ad that prints money. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 This is a company that prints more revenue every time the tape gets chaotic, and 2026 has given it plenty of chaos to work with. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 11 May 2026 London’s Victoria and Albert Museum ceded to censorship requests issued by the Chinese firm that prints the institution’s exhibition catalogues, according to a new report from The Guardian, who unearthed the information via FOIA requests. — News Desk, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prints
Noun
  • Critics claim that members are either uninterested in doing their job or more focused on showboating and gaining social media impressions than legislating.
    — Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Elsewhere, Basquiat printed the same screen twice, moving it only a few millimeters between impressions.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • After the boutique’s statement, Clarkson doubled down on her claims on her Instagram stories with photos featuring a price tag on the bird that contradicted the shop’s first statement.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As for privacy, Mayer said users can grant Dazzle full, partial, or no access to their photos and images that are sensitive are immediately discarded.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Then Irma publishes a manifesto in the campus newspaper under the moniker Witches of Westish.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When the company selling you the scary future publishes internal research saying the scary future has not shown up, that is a signal worth reading.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The plates feature debased imprints of the same signature shapes, creating a dialogue with the glasses.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • People have always looked for errant glimmers of the dead in the world around them, but now the past runs parallel to — imprints upon, and circles around — the present to a degree that can severely confuse the relationship between the two.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Prosecutors allege Freire raped one of the women while she was incapacitated, took photographs of the unconscious roommates and shared the images with others.
    — Alice Gainer, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Together, the two then traveled to Santorini, Antiparos, and Athens, making their way through the landscapes Susan had long admired in photographs.
    — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Passport-holders must visit various small Sacramento-area businesses sponsoring this year’s event and collect stamps, before turning in their passport at Strapping to redeem their prize.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In many ways, doing away with passport stamps is the natural next step in digitizing the border process.
    — Bailey Berg, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But for some families, snapshots in their minds from that morning will carry a devastating, final memory of a child who never came home.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The audio-only model obviously can’t take snapshots or videos, either.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The films about them have in turn evolved from coming-of-age stories and stylish bio-pics into whistle-blower dramas and dark thrillers.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Of course, Neon has also had an impressive run with Oscar-nominated and winning pics like Sean Baker’s Anora and Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Prints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prints. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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