as in impressions
a perceptible trace left by pressure
the stamp left a smudgy impress on the paper
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as in affects
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 etches
to produce a vivid impression of
impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes
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as in compels
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 impresses
Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
What impresses Lanthimos most is Plemons’ willingness to relinquish control.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Brussels impresses with its grand buildings and has a strong presence as both a financial and political center.
—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
The front Parlor Room impresses with 12-foot ceilings, red-pine hardwood floors, and floor-to-ceiling windows that open directly onto the porches.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Who among current guitarists impresses you?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Byoma Milky Toner Looking for a beauty gift that impresses?
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
And if none of this impresses you, maybe our expert Will Greenwald's list of the best TVs for 2025 will.
—PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
However, Wendig’s vision is entirely his own, and The Staircase in the Woods impresses in two distinct ways.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Verb
Higgs delivered in the way that Streets expect from a player who continually impresses his coaches with his maturity.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
What impresses Lanthimos most is Plemons’ willingness to relinquish control.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
Brussels impresses with its grand buildings and has a strong presence as both a financial and political center.
—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
The front Parlor Room impresses with 12-foot ceilings, red-pine hardwood floors, and floor-to-ceiling windows that open directly onto the porches.
—AFAR Media, 30 Dec. 2025
Who among current guitarists impresses you?
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Byoma Milky Toner Looking for a beauty gift that impresses?
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
And if none of this impresses you, maybe our expert Will Greenwald's list of the best TVs for 2025 will.
—PC Magazine, 3 Dec. 2025
However, Wendig’s vision is entirely his own, and The Staircase in the Woods impresses in two distinct ways.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impresses
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But even that can be strategic, as in-person impressions that can completely alter the game are made.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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In other words, the new-look Nielsen has helped recapture a sufficient volume of impressions that 27 of the broadcasts that made the cut two years ago wouldn’t have been eligible for inclusion in today’s ranking.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Bird flu, a highly contagious airborne respiratory virus, affects poultry — including chickens, ducks and turkeys — and some wild bird species, including geese and shorebirds, the department said.—
Laura Fay,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Kalani has hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, a form of brain injury that affects muscle tone and mobility.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kirby beautifully etches these notions into Miss Black America.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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One of the most powerful yet underappreciated forces in these dynamics is social identity, the psychological force that compels people to sort themselves into groups and take those group boundaries seriously.—
Justin Angle,
The Conversation,
6 Jan. 2026
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One scene involves Varang poisoning Quaritch with a mysterious hallucinatory drug that compels him to tell the truth about his motivations.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
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According to Spark Biomedical, this stimulation regulates the nervous system and influences blood flow.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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The type of bone used influences the nutritional profile, and prepackaged broths can have added salts or other ingredients.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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Every watch represents almost a full year of work, and the watchmaker engraves his signature on a gold plaque inside the movement after final testing.—
Thor Svaboe,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
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Nothing engraves glass as uniformly and perfectly as UV lasers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, the rotation of this filament clearly dominates how the galaxies within it spin, perhaps by funneling hydrogen gas along the dark-matter filament and onto the galaxies in a way that coerces their spin while providing further fuel for star formation.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, Ali, a university professor, coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
14 Nov. 2025
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Insufficient staffing also impacts the amount of inmates able to be housed in state prisons.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2026
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This impacts Doekhi’s results for back-foot and front-foot defending.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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