thumbprint
noun
thumb·print
ˈthəm-ˌprint 
1
: an impression made by the thumb
especially
: a print made by the inside of the first joint
2
: something that identifies
especially
: fingerprint sense 2a
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He left a dirty thumbprint on the page.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
But Claussen’s take involves a signature thumbprint of red jam in the center with icing drizzled on top.
—Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2024
Many couldn’t even read the document, and marked it with a thumbprint.
—Lorraine Mallinder, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
Collins hopes Google’s thumbprints aren’t all over the AI video outputs.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Thumbprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbprint. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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thumbprint
noun
thumb·print
ˈthəm-ˌprint
: an impression made by the thumb
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