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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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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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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
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
If the prices of most products rise in a meaningful manner, do not be surprised that the prices of products are far less impacted, making the value KEH delivers to consumers even more significant.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
The scars and marks acne leave behind take a significant emotional and social toll also on adults, with 43 percent of them feeling these had negatively impacted their relationships and social lives.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
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Adjective
On the call, executives said the impacted stores accounted for about $110 million in revenue over the course of the past year.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
If the prices of most products rise in a meaningful manner, do not be surprised that the prices of products are far less impacted, making the value KEH delivers to consumers even more significant.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
The court ruling would have impacted the whole country.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2026
The scars and marks acne leave behind take a significant emotional and social toll also on adults, with 43 percent of them feeling these had negatively impacted their relationships and social lives.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
Adjective
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The fake court language, the formal tone and the embedded QR code all contribute to an experience designed to short-circuit your skepticism.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2026
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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
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Only voters whose ballots were sent before May 14 are affected by the error.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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The district is making counselors available to all students and families affected by the tragedy.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Smith has been bumped down to the college ranks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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In 2024, voters bumped it up to a half-cent.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Taty Castellanos stood still as if rooted to the turf, looking high into the away end.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Of the 26 acres of Chardonnay, nine are own rooted as opposed to grafted, which Large points out is unusual in the region.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Missing the end of the college basketball season with a broken hand, Wilson seems firmly entrenched in the top-five pick conversation but rarely gets placed in the same tier as Dybantsa, Peterson and Boozer.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Cartels have been using drones and more elaborate weapons for years to wage war, a sign of how entrenched the conflict is in regions like Guerrero, where the criminal groups have splintered into rival factions.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Emotional exhaustion can be influenced by structural factors, and decision quality is often associated with these conditions in how information is distributed and processed within a system.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Aya Adachi, an associate fellow at the Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and Technology of the German Council on Foreign Relations, noted that global automotive competition is being gradually influenced by China’s rapid growth in electric vehicle production.—
Justina Lee,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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An air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho was canceled on Sunday, May 17, after two Navy jets collided midair and crashed during a demonstration, forcing four crew members to eject safely from the aircraft, authorities and base officials said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Two fighter jets collided in midair during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday, CBS affiliate KBOI reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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At various points throughout the past few months, the loose body would become lodged elsewhere inside Skubal’s arm, like a stick in a bike tire and Skubal’s elbow would become locked.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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One bullet lodged in a panel on the SUV’s passenger side.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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