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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
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
Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Baltimore County Public Schools does not use Canvas, and it was not impacted.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 8 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 Canvas incident impacted seven public schools.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Baltimore County Public Schools does not use Canvas, and it was not impacted.
—Tara Lynch, CBS News, 8 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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Air travel and cruises are also slightly up this year, with most trips booked before fuel prices affected travel costs.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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One of the emergency water stations that have been operating in Oakland County, providing drinking water to those affected by low or no water pressure after a water main broke on May 10, 2026.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Only 15 games into his season due to a hamstring injury that bumped back his debut, Stowers provides adequate defense while excelling as a hitter.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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At a sentencing hearing Friday for the man convicted of killing Shearer, the victim’s family said the young man bled out in the front lawn of that Rancho Cordova home over a dispute after someone bumped someone else in a crowded room at that party.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, the restaurateur and owner of New York City's new Bar Rocco – whose philosophy and cookbooks are rooted in health-conscious dieting – shared a few misconceptions about healthy eating, especially when the end goal is weight loss.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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The challenge is distinguishing imbalances rooted in fundamentals from those created by policy distortions.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 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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Three people were killed and four others injured when two cars collided west of Victorville Saturday night, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District.—
Kailyn Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Audio from the incident captures the moment the plane and person collided.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
9 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 17 May. 2026.
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