as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
imparted the latest information on the approaching snowstorm
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Recent Examples of impart
Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings.
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Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Sweet Vidalia onion is extra gentle and not quite as strong as some onions, imparting a naturally sweet onion flavor to the pie.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
These numbers do not, on their own, say anything about the benefit that an elite degree imparts.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Jim Bob Duggar, star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, tried to impart some fatherly love to his second incarcerated son.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Sweet Vidalia onion is extra gentle and not quite as strong as some onions, imparting a naturally sweet onion flavor to the pie.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
These numbers do not, on their own, say anything about the benefit that an elite degree imparts.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026
Jim Bob Duggar, star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, tried to impart some fatherly love to his second incarcerated son.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impart
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She is charged with one count of illegally communicating or transmitting national defense information, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison if convicted.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But deep below, vibrations ripple through the frozen plain, transmitting the movements of Earth’s tectonic plates—and scientists now have a formidable new set of tools to listen in with.—
Vanessa Bates Ramirez,
Scientific American,
9 Apr. 2026
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Phoenix spreads over a whopping 517 square miles, and that’s not even including adjacent towns like Scottsdale and Tempe.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Thirty Years’ War, which was concluded by the Peace of Westphalia, in 1648, spread across mainland Europe and killed some eight million people.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Before his final drill, a friend about 30 yards away gave him some encouragement after a good rep, to which all Wilson could do was smile and shake his head.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Anaheim’s Jeffrey Viel then took elbowing and roughing penalties with 15 seconds left that gave Nashville a man advantage for four minutes, and boos rained down from the Honda Center at the end of the second period for the second straight game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Ahmed provides his haunted, intelligent eyes to convey the inner torment of this Hamlet, the grieving scion of a wealthy family of real estate developers.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Keeping your messages too short conveys lack of effort.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Impart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impart. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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