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as in thoughts
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
Micro Over Macro The algorithm trained teams to chase macro reach (virality, follower counts, massive impressions), but in the post-algorithm era, that scale no longer converts.
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Sam Saideman, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Throughout Earth's history, the direction of the planet's magnetic field has flipped hundreds of times, leaving subtle impressions in rocks.
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Save as a collection on MyRecipes First impressions matter.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
What were your impressions of working with Jeremy on a musical level?
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
Initial impressions from Knueppel and Kalkbrenner were solid.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
All told, streaming accounted for approximately 18% of the NBA’s Tuesday night impressions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Instead of tying outcomes to revenue, customer lifetime value, or business growth, most track operational metrics—email sends, open rates, impressions, and reach.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Sam Saideman, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Throughout Earth's history, the direction of the planet's magnetic field has flipped hundreds of times, leaving subtle impressions in rocks.
—Dino Grandoni The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Save as a collection on MyRecipes First impressions matter.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
What were your impressions of working with Jeremy on a musical level?
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
Initial impressions from Knueppel and Kalkbrenner were solid.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2025
All told, streaming accounted for approximately 18% of the NBA’s Tuesday night impressions.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Instead of tying outcomes to revenue, customer lifetime value, or business growth, most track operational metrics—email sends, open rates, impressions, and reach.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Of his first impressions of his future wife, Plemons had nothing but praise.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressions
Noun
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The dusty, white imprints appear to be paw prints, though their origin remains unclear.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The green flash that imprints on the back of your eyes, right as the sun dips into the horizon—that’s Ragtime.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Deliberate mind wandering, where people give themselves the freedom to drift off-subject, allowing their thoughts to take a different course.—
Liz Regalia,
Parents,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her grief lives with her, but now her thoughts are more organized in voice memos, notes in an app on her phone, in a Word doc.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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But Interview With the Vampire set a precedent for transformative TV from the Immortal Universe, its narrative and visual audacity subverting adaptation tropes and genre storytelling by challenging viewers’ notions of immortality, sexuality, and destiny.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Oct. 2025
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Contrary to the previous notions about our youth, their inherent power and unidentified skillsets could put them in a position to change their own lives, with the proper guidance.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Who had artwork before prints were invented?—
River Valley Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
27 Oct. 2025
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Click here to see these and more and to purchase high-quality prints or a keepsake photos on mugs, buttons, greeting cards and more.—
Laura A. Oda,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The shareholder meetings give the youngest Browns in the sixth and seventh generations, and their distant cousins, a chance to meet and bounce ideas off one another.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Few characters are as beloved as those from The Wizard of Oz (1939), making for reliable costume ideas year after year.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many people have framed the rise of Red Shambhala as a direct response to Vril and Agartha, two concepts that have become a fixture of alt-right memes in the last year.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Heading into the playoffs, the Blue Jays rely on these principles not as concepts on paper, but as daily practices that sustain performance under pressure.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Farrell and Kidman are outstanding, even as Lanthimos' ritualistic plotting and direction keep them hemmed into their characters' rigid conceptions.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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So this was quite a departure from traditional conceptions of the subject.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Impressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressions. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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