as in impressive
having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies
an impactful story of love and redemption
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Recent Examples of impactful
Shares plunged after the cybersecurity firm implied a product refresh cycle may be less impactful than the bulls wanted.
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Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Chop Robinson, the Dolphins’ 2024 first-round pick, heated up in the second half of his rookie season, becoming one the NFL’s most impactful pressure generators during the final eight games of the season.
—Omar Kelly
august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The most impactful hardware reduction was the number of processors from 3 MCUs in the Albert Pro to 1 MCU in the Zoe Pro.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
In all likelihood, urgent, groundbreaking, artful, and impactful documentaries might not be made at all, let alone distributed to all Americans.
—Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Chop Robinson, the Dolphins’ 2024 first-round pick, heated up in the second half of his rookie season, becoming one the NFL’s most impactful pressure generators during the final eight games of the season.
—Omar Kelly
august 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
The most impactful hardware reduction was the number of processors from 3 MCUs in the Albert Pro to 1 MCU in the Zoe Pro.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
In all likelihood, urgent, groundbreaking, artful, and impactful documentaries might not be made at all, let alone distributed to all Americans.
—Carrie Lozano, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impactful
Adjective
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Her content — spanning across beauty tutorials, fashion hauls, and lifestyle vlogs — consistently connects with a devoted Gen-Z audience and averages an impressive 34.7 million views per TikTok post.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Russian army has historically relied on its ability to deliver impressive firepower through concentrated tube and rocket artillery fire, but these tactics are useless when any attempt to amass forces is identified within minutes.—
ERIC SCHMIDT,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Through back-and-forth-through-time storytelling, the film centers on Ryota’s emotional journey of honoring his late brother Sota’s legacy and overcoming his own pain to help elevate the team.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Turner’s music perfectly evokes on an emotional level the sentiment of the film, the essence of a place and people that only exist in the past, Aljafari adds.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Shooting Episode 5 was exciting because of that turn.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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Having a baby is such an exciting time, every time.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Impactful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impactful. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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