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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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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
Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2020
The city’s health department has been slow to test people in an impacted unit and inconsistent in enforcing a quarantine.
—Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 6 Apr. 2020
Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
How, in your eyes, has this rollback of progress impacted women in the music industry?
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The emergency fund will be distributed by ViacomCBS to the Motion Picture & Television Fund and The Actors Fund, charitable organizations already supporting impacted industry workers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2020
The city’s health department has been slow to test people in an impacted unit and inconsistent in enforcing a quarantine.
—Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 6 Apr. 2020
Adjective
What to expect if government funding runs out Will the post office be impacted by a government shutdown?
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
How, in your eyes, has this rollback of progress impacted women in the music industry?
—Allaire Nuss, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
Verb
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But the moves to defund and reshape science in recent months – as well as heightened scrutiny of international students and researchers applying for visas – have already affected academic labs and left lasting uncertainties for scientists.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The non-League club’s staff and players have been deeply affected by the tragedy and are unable to contemplate playing football at the moment.—
Daniel Taylor,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Your team could get bumped out by another on a hot streak.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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However, as Mayfield continued walking past the sideline, Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba bumped into him as if to put him on notice about upcoming plays.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Johnson said the office has embedded prosecutors in all police patrol divisions and violent crime units and has a positive relationship with law enforcement.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Now, the new cards have a digital security signature that’s embedded into one of two barcodes that appear on the back, the state agency said in a news release.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The government has started to make some progress on upgrading its systems, but decades of siloing and bureaucratic processes have created entrenched lags that are hindering innovation.—
Michael C. Horowitz,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Sep. 2025
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That becomes a sort of entrenched, defensive way of living.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Arm-fat distribution is influenced by a mix of hormones, genetics, and lifestyle habits.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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The menu at Mama Chang is largely influenced by the female cooks in Chang’s life, including his wife, daughter, and mother.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As a result, both cars collided in the fast lane.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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For the first time in a while, their pop world’s fully collided.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mums are shallow-rooted and require regular watering to maintain soil moisture in the root zone.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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As with every Puesto restaurant, this location will feature custom architecture that is locally rooted.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That had to be something that impressed you a little bit.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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What has impressed everyone at St James’ Park is that Woltemade carries it so lightly; to him, Bayern’s sniping is just froth.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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