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adjective

Definition of impactednext
as in embedded

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verb

past tense of impact
1
as in affected
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life

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2
as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall

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3
as in rooted
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the bullet was found impacted in the police officer's protective vest

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Recent Examples of impacted
Adjective
The company's own testing has not identified any impacted powdered beverage mixes, and the recall is being issued out of an abundance of caution. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026 The Ranger nameplate isn't particularly unreliable, though drivers with an impacted Ranger model should bring it in for inspection and repair as soon as possible to avoid any mishaps or issues. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
And although Pennsylvania is not thought of as a coastal state, it can be significantly impacted by remnants of hurricanes and tropical storms. — Kaleigh Yost, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026 Most districts in Maricopa, Pima and Pinal counties, which would all be impacted by the new measure, don't meet the necessary threshold. — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impacted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
  1. embedded
  2. affected
  3. bumped
  4. rooted
  5. entrenched
  6. influenced
  7. collided
  8. lodged
Adjective
  • Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of embedded
Verb
  • Because the case was filed as a class action lawsuit, if a judge sides with the plaintiffs, that decision will apply not just to the 17 scientist plaintiffs, but to any researcher whose work has been affected by the term searches.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The cuts affected all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with health, nutrition, the environment and disaster relief making up the largest share of cuts, the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness organization found.
    — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • What if someone spilled a drink on the wood floors, or bumped against the plaster molding?
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this month, Peacock bumped its pricing, ahead of the new NBA and NFL season.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • The veteran Premier League title-winner will join fellow former England international Kyle Walker at Turf Moor, with Burnley currently rooted to the foot of the Championship after failing to win any of their opening five games of this term.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rooted
Adjective
  • Yet entrenched misogyny and debates over gender equality within the religion have persisted, particularly over women’s access to temples andcertain rituals.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • So deeply entrenched are the problems confronting higher education that a growing chorus of innovators says the easiest way to fix them is to begin again from scratch.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrenched
Verb
  • That means, in turn, that measuring the clustering of matter can reveal details about the aspects of the universe that influenced that clustering.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The rescue facility said surgery and treatment could not repair the damage, which influenced their decision to euthanize the animal.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of influenced
Verb
  • In 2006, a business jet flown by two Americans collided with a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 at 37,000 feet over the Amazon jungle in Brazil, according to investigators.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The big rig collided with the three vehicles ahead, then continued through a fence west of Highway 99 before coming to rest partially blocking the southbound freeway and the 99 Frontage Road.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of collided
Verb
  • That same month, another whale, this one a juvenile, was found lifeless and lodged among woody debris in a Washington State river, miles from the ocean.
    — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Atlanta drivers were left shocked late Sunday night after a driver's legs were seen dangling from a vehicle lodged under an overpass.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
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