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
The running game is impactful and the defense, under first-year coordinator Danny Gonzales, looks stout.
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
That small, but impactful role led her to breakout moments in films like Elf, Yes Man and 500 Days of Summer.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Garnett said the most impactful outcome of the closure in her neighborhood a decade ago was the community’s unified response to food insecurity.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Thursday’s practice was a red zone and third-down heavy work day, and the Dolphins are hopeful that Waller, who came out of retirement earlier this summer to replace Jonnu Smith as Miami’s starting tight end, would be impactful on those critical downs during the season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
That small, but impactful role led her to breakout moments in films like Elf, Yes Man and 500 Days of Summer.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Garnett said the most impactful outcome of the closure in her neighborhood a decade ago was the community’s unified response to food insecurity.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Thursday’s practice was a red zone and third-down heavy work day, and the Dolphins are hopeful that Waller, who came out of retirement earlier this summer to replace Jonnu Smith as Miami’s starting tight end, would be impactful on those critical downs during the season.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impactful
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Yet last week’s warning from Jet2, a business respected for its cost control and excellent customer service, has served as a reminder that, for all the impressive growth of recent years, this remains a volatile and sometimes unpredictable sector.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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This ambitious tour spans multiple continents, covering several countries and cities with an impressive run of dates.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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To navigate emotional volatility, understand what behaviors are acceptable to you and create clear boundaries with the ones that are not.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The emotions of that victory two years ago were apparent at the time — Sirianni was bombastic exiting the field after the emotional win — but there is no concept of revenge this time.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Impactful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impactful. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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