impassions

present tense third-person singular of impassion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impassions
Verb
  • Criticism triggers defensiveness; defensiveness fuels contempt; contempt provokes stonewalling.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • After a sleepy start to the second half at Old Trafford, the arrival of Benjamin Sesko, and the relocation of Cunha into a deeper position, provokes a fresh wave of interest.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • My hope is that Reunion encourages commissioners and production companies to create space for other deaf people to come forward and tell their stories.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The presence of citizen participation in legal decision-making encourages civic engagement, fosters public trust and reanimates the participatory ideals on which the American republic was founded.
    Richard Lorren Jolly, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lowering rates may cause inflation and stimulates the economy to hire more.
    Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Fiber helps slow digestion and stimulates the production of satiety hormones.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sherry hopes his video inspires men, balding or not, to embrace self-care and find ways to be the best version of themselves.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What’s needed now is a return to fashion that inspires, built on products that reignite a sense of fantasy.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This arouses the ire of the town’s belligerent sheriff (Colin Hanks, playing against type) and crooked theme park owner (John Ortiz) who decide to get revenge on the apparent family man causing them trouble.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The moon’s clash with Chiron arouses your pessimistic side.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Impassions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impassions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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