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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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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as in embedded
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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
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
As already touched on in the Introduction, Art Forms in Nature almost immediately impacted the visual culture of the early twentieth century.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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
Adjective
Last week, Paramount went through a round of layoffs, with almost 100 in the news division impacted.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
As already touched on in the Introduction, Art Forms in Nature almost immediately impacted the visual culture of the early twentieth century.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
Verb
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Now everything else is being affected.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mental health and immune response are affected by how animals are feeling—and, as the rash of stereotypies suggests, captive animals are not feeling well.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Pens challenged, feeling that Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was the one who bumped Gustavsson.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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Castellanos has honed this skill through a career that has been embedded in two worlds.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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My convertible flashed Fuoriserie’s magenta body accents, embedded with blue mica, that elevated the Cielo’s style like Harry Winston jewelry at the Met Gala.—
Lawrence Ulrich,
Robb Report,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The outcome, with no legal means to be overturned, further cements Biya’s decades-long grip on power and underscores the resilience of Cameroon’s entrenched political system, largely based on patronage.—
Amindeh Blaise Atabong,
semafor.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Yet, despite his deeply entrenched presence in the pageant and rush scenes, for the most part, Alverson fell into this line of pageant coaching unintentionally.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Black voters were likely influenced by the economy as well, according to Ashley Konig, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In another incident, Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old US citizen, was shot five times by a US Customs and Border Protection agent after her vehicle and a federal law enforcement vehicle collided on October 4 in Chicago.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The car careened off the highway, hit and crossed a central barrier, collided with a tree, and burst into flames.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Betts said his support is rooted not only in the product — but in Taylor’s long-term vision.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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After six weeks, the cutting should be well-rooted enough to transplant into a new, separate pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The six players who arrived before the start of the season did not have a single minute of Premier League experience to their name, and only Ladislav Krejci has impressed so far, with even the Czech defender’s levels dipping in the last two games.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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As preseason practice ramped up, multiple transfers have impressed, with Wake Forest transfer Parker Friedrichsen and Penn transfer Sam Brown drawing praise from McKillop.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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