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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
The largest layoffs came from Air Wisconsin and Saputo Cheese USA, impacting 252 and 240 workers respectively.
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Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Not even a month ago, Sasaki had a hurt shoulder and dim prospects for impacting the Dodgers in 2025.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Aikman then argued the penalty calls were negatively impacting the flow of the game.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Regardless of whether Lala pulls through, this incident is clearly impacting Gibbs.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Read more about how housing prices are impacting people's plans for the future.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
It's expected to start impacting the island late Tuesday, bringing high winds, high surf and life-threatening rip currents along with it, according to a forecast discussion published by the NHC on Monday.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
About IndyStar IndyStar has a deep history of communicating the most important news impacting Indiana's metropolitan area and the rest of the Hoosier state.
—Kurtcia Collazo, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Scientists are continuing to find ways in which climate change is impacting animal species and ecosystems.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Not even a month ago, Sasaki had a hurt shoulder and dim prospects for impacting the Dodgers in 2025.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Aikman then argued the penalty calls were negatively impacting the flow of the game.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Regardless of whether Lala pulls through, this incident is clearly impacting Gibbs.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Read more about how housing prices are impacting people's plans for the future.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
It's expected to start impacting the island late Tuesday, bringing high winds, high surf and life-threatening rip currents along with it, according to a forecast discussion published by the NHC on Monday.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
About IndyStar IndyStar has a deep history of communicating the most important news impacting Indiana's metropolitan area and the rest of the Hoosier state.
—Kurtcia Collazo, IndyStar, 23 Sep. 2025
Scientists are continuing to find ways in which climate change is impacting animal species and ecosystems.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacting
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Some of these actions are affecting pediatricians’ vaccine purchasing directly.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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Here are stories about how the impasse is affecting North Carolina, from paychecks and furloughs to shuttered services.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The other version, known as the momentum amplituhedron, was instead defined directly in terms of the momenta of colliding particles.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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In bodycam footage provided by Ory, the gold truck's driver said the woman driving the car behind him caused the wreck after pulling into the other lane to avoid colliding with the back of the truck.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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The film was shot in and around Naples over the course of three years with Rosi embedding himself in the communities in and around Vesuvius.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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Smart design principles The key innovation lies in embedding nanoparticles of lithium titanium oxide (LTO) into the membrane.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Together with other partner proteins, TOR controls how cells respond to nutrients, stress and environmental signals, thereby influencing major processes such as protein synthesis and immune function.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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The ripple effects of these delays extend beyond individual cases, influencing public trust and safety.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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This boundary-breaking dance drama follows Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romantic entanglement that all starts with a rousing night of bumping and grinding.—
Madeleine Janz,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Only 11% of drivers in the study admitted to violent road rage behaviors in the last year, such as bumping other cars on purpose or confronting other drivers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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But in lieu of an actual team, the city is full of older fans clinging to bygone stories, younger fans finding other rooting interests and an NHL-ready arena that just celebrated its 10th birthday in September with no NHL tenant.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Every Democrat voted against rooting that out.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Last year, after being drafted and impressing during preseason, Yakemchuk was sent back to the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League for more development.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Murder House kicked the series off with a bang, netting largely favorable reviews and impressing fans with its admirably bonkers mixture of soap opera and viscera.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Oct. 2025
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Kirk followed Guerrero the next inning, slamming the first of his two homers over the outfield wall.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Nonprofit watchdog group Human Rights Watch and fellow comedians like David Cross and Marc Maron, however, are saying otherwise, accusing the festival of deflecting from the country's human rights violations and slamming their peers for their involvement.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Impacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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