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noun

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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prints

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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
Since then, prints of Sambizanga and Maldoror’s many later works have been some of the most in-demand properties on the repertory scene, with retrospectives at various institutions from MoMA to Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Contay has spent nearly a decade at the Whitney, joining in 2017 as curator of drawings and prints. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Sprouse’s first collections in the mid-1980s made a major splash, melding graffiti prints, a playful ’60s aesthetic, and bright Day-Glo colors that won admirers such as Andy Warhol. — ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 See also costume designer Sandy Powell’s knack for a good suit, art curator Thelma Golden’s taste for bold colors and prints, and Spike Lee’s love for the Knicks. — Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 What we’re left with is the image of the fanatic, leaving prints on the grass, chasing the President’s golf cart to no avail, working out her psychic need in the epistolary form, writing as much to herself as to her addressee. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 The following prints would reveal how well those claims held up in real-world use. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 If your child isn’t entirely sold on the idea, cute prints might help seal the deal. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 That includes a limited-time collection of teen and tween clothes, school supplies and accessories in pastel colors and floral prints from the women’s lifestyle brand LoveShack Fancy. — Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prints
  1. impressions
  2. photos
  3. publishes
  4. imprints
  5. photographs
  6. stamps
  7. snapshots
  8. pics
Noun
  • On-the-bubble players still have time to make lasting impressions.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Then, there are players who have very limited time to make their impressions on the coaching staff.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of impressions
Noun
  • For example, in August 14 satellite photos, rows of dots appear arcing around the coast of Oman through the strait of Hormuz.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • OCVarsity’s stories, scores, photos and more from the high school football games Friday.
    — OCVarsity sports staff, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of photos
Verb
  • The federal health insurance program for Americans 65 and older publishes standardized prices, and that has become a benchmark for Indiana and other states trying to control health costs.
    — Alex Olgin, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Florida already collects substantial IDEA data, monitors districts and publishes dispute-resolution resources.
    — Deborah Esther Brooks, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of publishes
Noun
  • In the 1980s horror was hot, with most of the major publishers having horror (or horror-adjacent) imprints.
    — Adam Cesare, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Certainly no wild horse had made the round imprints that led through the sagging door of that old building.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of imprints
Noun
  • No details on injuries or fatalities were included in the post, which asked community members for video footage, photographs or any information related to the shooting.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Phones added location histories, photographs and enormous amounts of other information.
    — Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of photographs
Noun
  • Kindergarten teacher Kat Golando of Keystone School in San Antonio recommends labeling everything—from lunch boxes to sweaters—with name stickers or stamps.
    — Adrienne Farr, Parents, 15 Aug. 2026
  • More than 30 independent bookstores across North Texas are inviting readers to explore their shelves, collect passport stamps, and discover the communities that make each shop unique.
    — CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of stamps
Noun
  • Like other studies, the Park Service’s samples were snapshots taken in gargantuan, constantly changing lakes.
    — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Other snapshots showed the couple swimming, soaking up the sun and singing karaoke.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of snapshots
Noun
  • The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is the largest Brazilian film fest held abroad and a pioneer in the promotion and dissemination of local pics in the international market.
    — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Passing the test One of the nicer discoveries in seismology has been the realization that the same fiber-optic cables that rush cat pics to your LAN can act as seismometers.
    — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pics

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“Prints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prints. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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