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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
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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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
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
Adjective
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These platforms were too big, too embedded, too essential.—
Sean Evins,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 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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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
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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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The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a Catholic and Christian-rooted nonprofit, organized a Mass by the immigration processing center on All Saints Day and Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead.—
Gaby Vinick,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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As promised, the memoir focuses on the years 1977 to 1980, when Robertson became close pals and housemates with director Martin Scorsese, more entrenched in the Hollywood community and less with his former mates in the Band.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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This is especially needed as Boston navigates entrenched problems and new challenges.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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Fisher Phillips' $450,000 investigation found that the city didn't break any laws while handling allegations of harassment lodged against Cook.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, the back window of the vehicle was shattered, and a bullet was lodged in the passenger side of the back bumper, the statement said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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