as in characteristic
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind
regards a sense of permanence as one of the fingerprints of a civilized society
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When the two probe molecules bind to the target, fluorescent signals are emitted, which essentially reveal the fingerprint of different pathogens.
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New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Those sets of colors act as atomic fingerprints that are used to characterizea wide variety of things - from the gases in far-off stars, to the blood in a person's finger.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, State Attorney Monique Worrell became the first prosecutor to support reexamining the case by backing a request by Zeigler’s lawyers to release evidence for testing, including fingerprints collected at the scene that would have been tested at her office’s expense.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
But recently, a team of researchers, by analyzing the chemical fingerprint of the rock, found out that the Altar Stone almost certainly came from the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025
Those sets of colors act as atomic fingerprints that are used to characterizea wide variety of things - from the gases in far-off stars, to the blood in a person's finger.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 26 Mar. 2025
In 2021, State Attorney Monique Worrell became the first prosecutor to support reexamining the case by backing a request by Zeigler’s lawyers to release evidence for testing, including fingerprints collected at the scene that would have been tested at her office’s expense.
—Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
But recently, a team of researchers, by analyzing the chemical fingerprint of the rock, found out that the Altar Stone almost certainly came from the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland.
—Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fingerprint
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These are clones of individual grape varieties that have been bred to ensure certain characteristics, such as resistance to specific diseases.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Overall, the analyst is bullish on EPD stock and views it as a core master limited partnership holding, having both offensive and defensive characteristics.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
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Even at such a low price, this unit is packed with features and performance, including a wide 180 degree viewing angle, sharp 2K video, smart object detection and more.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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With features from Amaria, Arin Ray, Blackway, Cruza, Dylan Sinclair, Isaiah Falls, Karri, Merges, and Sinead Harnett, and production by D’Mile, Budgie, Jordan Manswell, and more, the six-track EP is a sonic blend of R&B and other genres that makes for an decadent listening experience.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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How to build a diversified investment portfolio Diversification is the strategy or process of spreading money among a mix or range of assets with different traits, especially risk levels.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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However, each type of storage has its own unique traits.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The scientists edited mouse genes related to their hair and fat metabolism — two qualities woolly mammoths needed to survive in their Arctic habitat.—
Caitlin O'Kane,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Erick Fedde hasn't been much of a quality option either.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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That’s again, current to today’s world and an attribute to Taylor and the way that he’s scripted it.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2025
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Our editors focused on key attributes such as quality, durability, comfort — especially for flying — and portability.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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But, according to the Spanish new outlet El Confidencial, experts from Madrid’s Prado Museum studied the work and quickly stripped the picture of its illustrious attribution.—
Daniel Cassady for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hostile attribution bias refers to the tendency to assume hostile intent in others, which increases the likelihood of responding with anger, defensiveness or aggression.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Fingerprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fingerprint. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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