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adjective

Definition of impactednext
as in embedded

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verb

past tense of impact
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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Recent Examples of impacted
Adjective
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 The impacted road section is 200 feet long. — Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
By midday Saturday, nearly four inches of rain impacted some parts of the Chicagoland area, with Grant Park itself under water as the day began. — Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 State officials in Minnesota, Michigan and Georgia have confirmed their concern, and up to seven states could be impacted in all. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impacted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
  1. embedded
  2. affected
  3. bumped
  4. rooted
  5. entrenched
  6. influenced
  7. collided
  8. lodged
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
Definition of embedded
Verb
  • Wednesday's meeting saw more than 60 members of the public address the AQMD board to explain how the ongoing situation has affected them.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The survivor provided a powerful statement at Puga’s sentencing on how his acts had affected her, prosecutors said.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported.
    — Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Garrett bumped knees with a Kansas State player in the KU alumni team’s opening TBT game against the Wildcats’ Purple Reign squad on July 21 in Manhattan.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped
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  • And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • These two models exist simultaneously in Jewish history in the image of uprooted and powerless Jews on the one hand and rooted and empowered Jews on the other.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
Definition of rooted
Adjective
  • No changes for the top offensive line, where Morgan Moses remains entrenched at right tackle and first-round rookie Caleb Lomu is taking the majority of his snaps as the backup right tackle.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
  • His argument, however, is being met by mounting concerns over the organization of the upcoming elections and the country’s entrenched and predatory political culture.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrenched
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  • Sign-ups influenced by AI tools made up close to four times the share of Stripe's new accounts in 2026 as in January 2025.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That doesn’t mean I can’t be influenced by the new artistic direction fashion is taking, though.
    — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of influenced
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  • The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Two firefighters, a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service official died, after two helicopters collided in the Western Athens region on Sunday.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of collided
Verb
  • The man with almost no injury was writhing in agony, while the man with a four-inch nail lodged near his brain kept working for six days, not even realizing the nail was there.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Aerial footage of the crash showed the front part of the truck lodged into the side of the building.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 30 July 2026
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