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something imagined or pictured in the mind
had a vague impression that the guide would be female
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Recent Examples of impressions
In interviews, representatives of some companies told me about their algorithms’ abilities to reveal patterns that impressions alone cannot.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Ramirez, Moreno’s chief of staff, and Martinez, a 14-year member of the San Ysidro school board, have made strong impressions with their criticism of how the city is run.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Until then, check out our hands on for our first impressions.
—Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
In this subscriber exclusive story, NBC News spoke to members of the Caltech Christian fellowship group Allen was a member of, a pastor at a church that Allen regularly attended and a neighbor about their impressions of his faith.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Because in the end, what most Americans will take away from the Charles and Camilla's goodwill tour are feelings and impressions.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2025, the campaign, which ranged from social media and educational materials to point-of-sale content, received over 290 million impressions and reached over 144 million consumers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
First impressions of your home begin at the curb.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Ad impressions were up 19 percent year-over-year, with the price per ad rising by 12 percent year over year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Ramirez, Moreno’s chief of staff, and Martinez, a 14-year member of the San Ysidro school board, have made strong impressions with their criticism of how the city is run.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
Until then, check out our hands on for our first impressions.
—Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 2 May 2026
In this subscriber exclusive story, NBC News spoke to members of the Caltech Christian fellowship group Allen was a member of, a pastor at a church that Allen regularly attended and a neighbor about their impressions of his faith.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
Because in the end, what most Americans will take away from the Charles and Camilla's goodwill tour are feelings and impressions.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
In 2025, the campaign, which ranged from social media and educational materials to point-of-sale content, received over 290 million impressions and reached over 144 million consumers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
First impressions of your home begin at the curb.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Ad impressions were up 19 percent year-over-year, with the price per ad rising by 12 percent year over year.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressions
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By the turn of the millennium, shelves were sagging beneath Bridget and Carrie’s daughters, with entire imprints devoted to churning out more.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
4 May 2026
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Her only callout is that imprints from paw prints, chairs, and table legs set pretty deeply on this rug.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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These intimate reflections read like pages taken from private diaries, with all the informality and vulnerability of that genre, including misspellings and stray thoughts.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The other, more in the background but never far from her thoughts, is the ordeal of the Palestinian people.—
Adam Hochschild,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2026
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And all sorts of people—technologists, writers, artists, politicians, investors, and businesspeople—now work to shape our notions about what’s to come.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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In it, Hayek cautioned against the growing intellectual and political notions that disregarded liberty in favor of central planning of economic affairs.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Animal prints continue to dominate in both fashion and home decor trends, and now, Lola Blankets is bringing the look into the cozy space.—
Casey DelBasso,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Her fiancé Kelce, meanwhile, kept things cool and casual in a gray Louis Vuitton suit that featured a subtle all-over logo and plaid prints.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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In a county that includes 88 cities, all of which have overlapping and sometimes conflicting ideas, there have been few avenues for reaching consensus.—
National Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Those are ideas most Americans — especially people who actually spend time outdoors — can still rally behind.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Far from being confined to a single corner of the city, these concepts are sprouting up in Center City, Fishtown, and even the suburbs, expanding Philly’s idea of what Mexican food can be.—
Alisha Miranda,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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None of the document’s concepts are publicly approved, and any changes to the site would be subject to multiple layers of a federal review process that has not yet begun.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Some say the country is a secular republic founded on 18th-century conceptions of human reason and natural law.—
Thomas Tweed,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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In reaction against the waste of life and ill-success of Mazzini’s program, moderate opinion tended to crystallize around federal conceptions of the solution of the Italian problem.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
12 Mar. 2026
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