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as in influenced
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
impressed him with the intensity of their musical performance
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as in etched
to produce a vivid impression of
impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes
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to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
after weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party
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Recent Examples of impressed
Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Senior catcher Owen Weber was certainly impressed for Lincoln-Way West.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Little Bear Ridge Road premiered at Steppenwolf in 2024, and an impressed Rudin offered to transfer the production to New York; the Chicago theater company, where Metcalf began her career decades ago, but Steppenwolf refused to collaborate with Rudin.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
It's been an annoyance for the homeowners, but most seemed impressed with how the city reacted to the problem.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Phillips, a starter after transferring from Tennessee State, impressed scouts with his physical play, tackling and run defense.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Journalists and visiting first responders coined the phrase after being impressed with the way everyday people from the surrounding area aided the victims and rescue teams.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Howells, who was serving as The Atlantic’s editor by that point, was not impressed with the assertive portrayal before him.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
While some outside experts note this figure is better than the dire predictions in the immediate aftermath of the aid cuts, Russell is not impressed.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
And the kids will be impressed by the four-foot-tall, 2,200-gallon koi fish tank in the resort’s lobby.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
But the actress impressed Howard and Grazer even further once filming began.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
But the former President has said that he is impressed by Mamdani’s ability to get across a clear political message, often via social media, and by his talent for inspiring young volunteers.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The core business is fine but no one has been impressed with it in recent years.
—Josh Brown and Sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Piiparinen really impressed scouts with the maturity and roundedness of his game at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the summer, putting him firmly into the first round after he was viewed as more of a second-round type coming out of U18 worlds and his season in Finland's junior league last year.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Senior midfielder Peyton Brolley, Mane’s sister, continues to be impressed by her teammate and sibling.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Frenchman was a constant threat and impressed with his silky link-up play.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Critics were not impressed, but the public went to the cinema in droves to see it to the tune of a $219 million opening weekend, and his streams have gone up 95%.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
Senior catcher Owen Weber was certainly impressed for Lincoln-Way West.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Little Bear Ridge Road premiered at Steppenwolf in 2024, and an impressed Rudin offered to transfer the production to New York; the Chicago theater company, where Metcalf began her career decades ago, but Steppenwolf refused to collaborate with Rudin.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2026
It's been an annoyance for the homeowners, but most seemed impressed with how the city reacted to the problem.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Phillips, a starter after transferring from Tennessee State, impressed scouts with his physical play, tackling and run defense.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Journalists and visiting first responders coined the phrase after being impressed with the way everyday people from the surrounding area aided the victims and rescue teams.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Howells, who was serving as The Atlantic’s editor by that point, was not impressed with the assertive portrayal before him.
—Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
While some outside experts note this figure is better than the dire predictions in the immediate aftermath of the aid cuts, Russell is not impressed.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
His success in leading the restructuring greatly impressed his boss.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
And the kids will be impressed by the four-foot-tall, 2,200-gallon koi fish tank in the resort’s lobby.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
But the actress impressed Howard and Grazer even further once filming began.
—Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
But the former President has said that he is impressed by Mamdani’s ability to get across a clear political message, often via social media, and by his talent for inspiring young volunteers.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
The core business is fine but no one has been impressed with it in recent years.
—Josh Brown and Sean Russo, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Piiparinen really impressed scouts with the maturity and roundedness of his game at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the summer, putting him firmly into the first round after he was viewed as more of a second-round type coming out of U18 worlds and his season in Finland's junior league last year.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Senior midfielder Peyton Brolley, Mane’s sister, continues to be impressed by her teammate and sibling.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The Frenchman was a constant threat and impressed with his silky link-up play.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressed
Adjective
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The vast acreage of the Newport Beach Golf Course has the city eyeing it for help meeting housing needs, a developer interested in building a surf park and golfers wanting to preserve an affordable option for their recreation.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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But Kenneth Mejia, who was 32 when he was elected controller in 2022, has used social media to highlight his role as auditor of the city’s finances, attracting an audience interested in transparent government spending.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Though Baudelaire was influenced by Poe’s macabre imagination, decadence never developed its own school in nineteenth-century America, then still a young country.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The guests, influenced by a secondhand spirit of festivity, ordered a round of Melonades, a refreshing, bittersweet concoction of vodka, lemon, and cantaloupe, topped with a heap of crushed ice.—
Dan Stahl,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
Verb
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The base of the print was nearly permanently etched to the surface of the build plate, having printed too closely to it.—
Michael Lydick,
PC Magazine,
2 May 2026
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Every chat with Claude or GPT runs on the same underlying machinery that calculates spreadsheet totals and renders video games—silicon wafers etched with billions of microscopic switches, organized into specialized processors.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
1 May 2026
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Kristil Krug’s cousin believes that if communications companies had been compelled to respond faster, officials could have identified who was making the threats and saved her.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Fisher felt compelled to respond.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The good news for flyers is there's virtually no risk of catching the virus during a plane trip, but for those who are still concerned, some basic precautions can reduce that small risk even more.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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With weak credit standards and features like prepayment penalties, interest-only payments, balloon payments and negative amortization, the subprime mortgage space was not concerned about the borrowers’ ability to repay the mortgage.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Owners of weapons affected by the ban would need to register them with the state.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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At least six people have been affected, including three who died and three others who fell ill, according to health authorities.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
Verb
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There are more than 24,000 names engraved on the Memorial.—
Kenneth D. Robinson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Most stonemasons engraved an average of 10 lines per day.—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Though embedded in society, these young characters are Kaspar Hauser-like figures, spectrally isolated from the signifying world, forced to construct meaning for themselves, from the ground up.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Liz Leone, who has 52 apartments in Las Vegas and is part of the lawsuit, said the moratorium almost forced her out of business.—
Michael Casey,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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“Impressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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