impressionable

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Recent Examples of impressionable Initially, Giles doesn’t tell Buffy and the Scoobies about any of this, preferring to conceal his rebellious youth from the impressionable youngsters. ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026 And the most impressionable fans among his multigenerational audience are those too young to be totally engulfed by it. Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 3 June 2026 So when someone like Duran gets harassed after revealing a mental illness – and then expresses regret for having opened up – an impressionable onlooker could decide that talking about their mental health struggles isn’t worth the risk. Scott Parrott, The Conversation, 26 May 2026 In my impressionable eyes, no one was cooler than Mike Bailey. Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for impressionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionable
Adjective
  • There will be no lifeguards, and county rangers caution that the beach, like many along the Northern California coast, can have rip currents that pose a threat to inexperienced swimmers.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • So Harbaugh created this competition of two inexperienced kickers.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Brand New Day shows Peter leaving his more naive teen years behind and truly coming of age.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Ted was genuinely out of his depth, the conflicts felt earned, and the show still had to persuade audiences that its relentless optimism wasn’t naïve.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Caught in the crossfire are innocent kids trying simply to stay in safety.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But on her path, Jean causes bodily and emotional harm to both Peter and numerous innocent bystanders by inhabiting their bodies and forcing them to do her bidding.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The case that American leadership in this technology carries a genuine security dimension has never looked stupid to me.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • To make Chinese legal institutions more appealing, Beijing would need to grant them genuine autonomy rather than merely expecting professionalism in routine cases.
    Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, rare booksellers continue to flag strange orders, recognizing that most sincere buyers tend to seek out single books, not order large batches of widely varying selections.
    Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This type of content is based on generating an affective commodity of sincere surprise.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Impressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionable. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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