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Definition of impactednext

impacted

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verb

past tense of impact
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Recent Examples of impacted
Adjective
The company's own testing has not identified any impacted powdered beverage mixes, and the recall is being issued out of an abundance of caution. Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026 The Ranger nameplate isn't particularly unreliable, though drivers with an impacted Ranger model should bring it in for inspection and repair as soon as possible to avoid any mishaps or issues. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Information about who was impacted here has been slow to emerge from the port, cutting a contrast with Nepal where there have been frequent updates on the numbers of rescued or confirmed dead. Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026 An Amazon spokesperson expressed condolences to those impacted. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impacted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
Adjective
  • 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
  • The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Organizers said the goal is to create a public record of how enforcement has affected families, schools, businesses and communities, and eventually use those accounts to push for government oversight and accountability.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The closure affected more than 1,300 flights and 200,000 passengers.
    Henry Austin, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • What if someone spilled a drink on the wood floors, or bumped against the plaster molding?
    Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this month, Peacock bumped its pricing, ahead of the new NBA and NFL season.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The veteran Premier League title-winner will join fellow former England international Kyle Walker at Turf Moor, with Burnley currently rooted to the foot of the Championship after failing to win any of their opening five games of this term.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted.
    Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • So deeply entrenched are the problems confronting higher education that a growing chorus of innovators says the easiest way to fix them is to begin again from scratch.
    Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Feedback control is so entrenched in modern engineering practices that stability and sensing have become nearly synonymous.
    Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Young reporters like Steinem were allowed to write stories only about women's topics, such as recipes and clothes; writing about issues that actually influenced women's lives was discouraged.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ruth Steinem had mental health problems, something Steinem has said deeply influenced her.
    Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That was all going to set up a potential breakout 2025 season — before Worthy collided with tight end Travis Kelce and tore his labrum in the season opener.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In January 2025, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities said the bullet later lodged in a child's bedroom wall.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Formula 1’s 2026 Monaco Grand Prix results have been overturned again, as the FIA International Court of Appeal determined the time penalties initially lodged against Pierre Gasly will stand.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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