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
Examples of thumbprint in a Sentence
He left a dirty thumbprint on the page.
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There’s a process to create something that’s got a thumbprint and an identity to it.
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Because of that, the thumbprint of climate change is more recognizable in the summertime, Swain said.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 June 2024
The effects of her thumbprints molding the clay from frame to frame gives the paintings a living quality similar to how King Kong’s fur appears to move in the 1933 film.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
The corpses are washing up by the thousands on Southern California’s beaches: a transparent ringed oval like a giant thumbprint 2 to 3 inches long, with a sail-like fin running diagonally down the length of the body.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024
Because of that, the thumbprint of climate change is more recognizable in the summertime, Swain said.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 25 June 2024
The effects of her thumbprints molding the clay from frame to frame gives the paintings a living quality similar to how King Kong’s fur appears to move in the 1933 film.
—Jeremy Fassler, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
The corpses are washing up by the thousands on Southern California’s beaches: a transparent ringed oval like a giant thumbprint 2 to 3 inches long, with a sail-like fin running diagonally down the length of the body.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
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“Thumbprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thumbprint. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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thumbprint
noun
thumb·print
ˈthəm-ˌprint
: an impression made by the thumb
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