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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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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
Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
Tucker said the layoff information was given to the impacted subcontractors on Friday.
—al, 1 May 2020
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The treatment made Lori more tired and impacted her speech.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Some companies have promised to support impacted workers on visas.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
Tucker said the layoff information was given to the impacted subcontractors on Friday.
—al, 1 May 2020
Verb
Commercial air travel in and out of Venezuela has been significantly impacted by last week’s removal of the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The treatment made Lori more tired and impacted her speech.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
Adjective
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There is wide speculation that people will come to embrace new ways to interact with AI, including through new types of wearable or embedded devices.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
17 Dec. 2025
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His defeat of 82-year-old Harrison Ford crystallized the Academy’s wholesale rejection of celebrity currency in favor of embedded, touching work.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 Sep. 2025
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Almost 30 families have been displaced, with the American Red Cross assisting those who have been affected.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite some hopeful signs, the report warned that the South Bay office market remains in tough shape compared to its state before a global outbreak affected the job market and overall economy starting in March 2020.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Iran is a theocratic republic rooted ideologically in Shiite Islam while Venezuela is a socialist and secular regime.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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These institutions are rooted here because Illinois and Chicago are integral to their brand, talent pipeline and mission.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of a South African mother who grew up in a white town in the Northeast, Clemmons uses her frequent travels to Johannesburg to contextualize the promises of freedom, the realities of entrenched inequalities, and consequences of violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Twin Cities are home to the US’s largest diaspora from Somalia, a small Muslim-majority nation on the Horn of Africa that has been rent by decades of civil war and entrenched poverty.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
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Jaramillo’s father was a veteran police officer who influenced him greatly.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Traffic congestion, public transit’s effect on neighborhoods and notable endorsements likely influenced voters most, local leaders and political experts say.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
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The worlds of digital production, the creator economy and traditional media collided at the Digital Content Forum at the BFI on London’s South Bank this week.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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During the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Dean Darrow was struck by gunfire, and a bullet was lodged in his heart.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Recently, New York City added a suit to the dozens that have already been lodged by local governments against social-media companies such as Meta, which owns Instagram, and Bytedance, the owner of TikTok.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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