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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
Wildfires burning in Miami-Dade and Broward counties have collectively consumed thousands of acres, reducing local air quality and impacting visibility along roadways.
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Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
What things are impacting restitution processes?
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
There's plenty of ways to do this without impacting riders.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 11 May 2026
High fuel prices are impacting the company, Marlene Gutierrez, Saga’s business manager, told CNN.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Click on candidate names to see their responses to our questionnaire, including thoughts on housing policy, the state's role in working with or against the federal government on issues impacting Californians, what's next for disaster relief efforts, among other important topics.
—Oc Register, 8 May 2026
That’s likely a reference to the climbing RAM and storage prices that have been impacting all sorts of hardware makers for months.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Critics argue that hybrid working is negatively impacting productivity, an individual's work ethic and the wider economy as a whole.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
The team also alleged that the use of its trade secrets is impacting NASCAR results.
—Chase Jordan
may 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 11 May 2026
What things are impacting restitution processes?
—Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
There's plenty of ways to do this without impacting riders.
—Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 11 May 2026
High fuel prices are impacting the company, Marlene Gutierrez, Saga’s business manager, told CNN.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
Click on candidate names to see their responses to our questionnaire, including thoughts on housing policy, the state's role in working with or against the federal government on issues impacting Californians, what's next for disaster relief efforts, among other important topics.
—Oc Register, 8 May 2026
That’s likely a reference to the climbing RAM and storage prices that have been impacting all sorts of hardware makers for months.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Critics argue that hybrid working is negatively impacting productivity, an individual's work ethic and the wider economy as a whole.
—ABC News, 4 May 2026
The team also alleged that the use of its trade secrets is impacting NASCAR results.
—Chase Jordan
may 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacting
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The city also hasn’t released a calculation of how many new units would be required if SB 79 ends up affecting 52 bus stops instead of four.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Their prevalence is also expected to expand in 2026, according to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, which forecasts the prevalence of certain diseases affecting dogs across the United States with more than 94% accuracy.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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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,
12 May 2026
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The trailers lean hard into cinephile in-jokes, typically riffing on film history before colliding those references with the realities of running a defiantly non-mainstream festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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By embedding predictive intelligence and automation into enterprise operations, Infolob aims to help clients shift from reactive support toward more proactive optimization.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The fingerprints themselves were produced by an embedding model from an AI company called Voyage (now owned by MongoDB).—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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The atmospheric circulation in the tropics already appears to be showing signs of El Niño impacts and the pattern may already be influencing things, Phil Klotzbach, a senior research scientist at Colorado State University, told USA TODAY on May 11.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Doesn’t this risk influencing the jury’s choice, favoring certain countries for example?—
Norine Raja,
Vanity Fair,
11 May 2026
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The new baby is expected to enter the succession fifteenth in line to the throne, bumping those behind them back a spot.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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People start bumping into things and take up space differently.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
3 May 2026
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The higher the number, the easier the rooting interest.—
Greg Cote
May 4,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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Potassium strengthens a lawn by rooting it firmly to the soil.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
2 May 2026
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Snelling did not make the Marlins' opening-day roster despite impressing coaches during spring training.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Shortstop Colson Montgomery, 24, is excelling both offensively and defensively in his first full season, again impressing, in particular, with his power.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
5 May 2026
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The world’s second largest economy has been relatively insulated from the historic global oil crisis slamming its neighbors – including key regional US allies – due to China’s huge oil reserves, its high level of energy self-sufficiency and its early shift to green energy.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Stewart’s critics have been slamming her, saying there was a pattern of favoritism at city hall during her 12-year tenure.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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“Impacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacting. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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