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as in affecting
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 colliding
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 embedding
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 impacting
Democrats also secured a substantial advantage with California's Proposition 50 redistricting measure, potentially impacting House control in 2026.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
All this comes as experts continue to sound the alarm over the prospect of food insecurity impacting millions.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The 2018-2019 shutdown, previously the longest on record at 35 days, was only a partial shutdown, impacting just 10% of government spending, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
In all, the layoffs are impacting close to 100 CBS News staffers, according to sources familiar with the extent of the cuts.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Affected airlines include Aeromexico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus, impacting flights to cities like Houston, Newark, and Austin.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Your provider can help rule out other conditions that may be negatively impacting your rest, such as anxiety or sleep apnea.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Federal employees have encountered additional doses of uncertainty, impacting worker sentiment around the job market overall.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
All this comes as experts continue to sound the alarm over the prospect of food insecurity impacting millions.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The 2018-2019 shutdown, previously the longest on record at 35 days, was only a partial shutdown, impacting just 10% of government spending, according to Goldman Sachs.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
In all, the layoffs are impacting close to 100 CBS News staffers, according to sources familiar with the extent of the cuts.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Affected airlines include Aeromexico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus, impacting flights to cities like Houston, Newark, and Austin.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Your provider can help rule out other conditions that may be negatively impacting your rest, such as anxiety or sleep apnea.
—Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025
Federal employees have encountered additional doses of uncertainty, impacting worker sentiment around the job market overall.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacting
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The turmoil affecting air travel prompted Delta Air Lines on Thursday to demand that Congress reopen the government immediately.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Constipation can occur with iron supplements by affecting gut bacteria and pulling stool-softening water from your colon.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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Once stationary, deactivate all lights except the hazard flashers, engage the emergency brake, and release the brake pedal to ensure your tail lights remain unlit, minimizing the chance of other drivers colliding with your stationary vehicle.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Rojas’ play in the ninth was fantastic, but then Andy Pages one-upped him with a leaping catch on Ernie Clement’s long drive to left-center while colliding with Kiké Hernández.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Since then, they've been forced to work remotely — at a time when the government was doling out return-to-office mandates — preventing access to labs and crippling the center's mission of embedding NASA climate scientists within international academia.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Militaries from the United States to China and Israel are embedding AI across operations, signaling that technological superiority will define next-generation warfare.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Its impact extended into influencing tank design worldwide.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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He was placed in charge of managing cross-functional teams and influencing product direction at scale.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kylie's debut dethroned Joe Rogan, bumping The Joe Rogan Experience down to the second spot.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Our team noted whether the vacuums were able to navigate around the house without bumping into furniture or getting caught on area rugs.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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Excited for the game tonight, supporting and rooting the guys on.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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The jury especially liked the way the dialogue’s shift in volume and tone established the visceral experience of the main character — deeply rooting the audience inside Drea’s perspective.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
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Eileen has freshly embraced sobriety, and has brought her manuscript with her in the hopes of impressing several key mucky-mucks in attendance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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There were conversations about a young striker who was impressing at Southampton called Alan Shearer.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Back in 1961, residents of Capitola woke up to find that hordes of black seabirds were slamming into cars, windows and people's homes and dying.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ford said earlier that his province was spending $75 million to run ads in the United States slamming the impact of tariffs and featuring clips of Reagan.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Impacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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