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noun

plural of print

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

Since 2018, Bernadette and Charlotte de Geyter have been designing for themselves — and other women with their penchant for pastoral prints, bows and anything pink. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 All suites showcase cozy design with contemporary wallpaper prints, surprisingly neutral plaid furniture, and ultrasoft wool bed covers. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026 His selection process moved from 35mm prints and VHS tapes to DVDs, and later to streaming links and downloadable screeners. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 The exhibition presents 63 original prints and limited-edition ceramics, including vessels, plates, pitchers and sculptural forms created by the artist after 1947. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Authorities took a mug shot along with prints of her fingers and hands. — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 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 Been a chilly reception to bank earnings this week, even when the prints were good. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 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

What Zuckerberg hasn’t addressed directly, on the podcast or the earnings call, is whether agents will eat into the ad impressions that generate nearly all of Meta’s revenue today.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
These creators’ posts brought the company nearly 12 billion impressions on social media, Disney said.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of impressions

Noun

The 35-year-old model shared a bunch of photos on Instagram, leading with a mirror selfie in a plunging black one-piece swimsuit featuring a dramatic neckline and high-cut sides.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, photos posted on social media show three other detainees carrying Nalwamba to a waiting vehicle.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of photos

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

Definition of imprints

Noun

Officials ask people to provide clear, close-up photographs with an object for scale, such as a pencil.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Its design also features family photographs, pizza-pan-inspired decor and reference to the Malnati family’s legacy and Chicago roots.

— Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of photographs

Noun

During those inflationary regimes, art returned about 7% a year above inflation, wine 5% and stamps 9%.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
When Finland’s postal service released stamps devoted to the artist in 2014, buyers placed orders from some 178 countries ahead of the launch.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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Blabey’s Bad Guys books were turned into a DreamWorks Animation franchise spanning two pics and grossing close to a half billion at the worldwide box office.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
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

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