impressions

noun

plural of impression
1
as in imprints
a perceptible trace left by pressure a shoe impression in the dirt that could lead police to the culprit

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2
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 Hokusai has led the charge, with exceptional impressions of The Great Wave regularly smashing expectations. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 For example, the league secured 453 million social impressions (+97%), and 137 million social video views (+139%) this season. — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 County, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, and Landrew, a 6-6, 235-pound small forward, have made strong impressions in their first weeks among their new teammates, especially senior Jayden Ross, who has survived four seasons at UConn. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Advertising nosed up 3% (impressions were higher, rates lower). — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 The early impressions of Downs were encapsulated in one moment during the team’s first training camp practice on Wednesday. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 But what’s been clear through one week of camp is that the players angling for extensions have made strong early impressions. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 As so many career counselors and lifestyle coaches have explained, first impressions matter. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026 An homage to Catherine O’Hara featured all her iconic hairdos on the city’s Jumbotron, garnering over 3 million impressions. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressions
  1. imprints
  2. thoughts
  3. prints
  4. notions
  5. ideas
  6. pictures
  7. concepts
  8. conceptions
Noun
  • Certainly no wild horse had made the round imprints that led through the sagging door of that old building.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
  • Each molecule imprints its own barcodelike pattern onto that light, and the pattern can be seen when astronomers parse the light into its constituent colors.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Definition of imprints
Noun
  • Here are three more Twins thoughts after the team’s first series win since July 30.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For his story was a record of his most debauched thoughts and desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • The next few monthly prints, and whether BYD’s home-market slide stabilizes, will say how durable the pattern is.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Choose from bright red, turquoise, and purple to style with neutrals and animal prints alike.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of prints
Noun
  • Questioning of potential jurors captured the difficult quest of trying to find those who don’t have preconceived notions about the killing, which has been plumbed in several documentaries and countless podcasts and social media videos.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Burden of Justice is a tense legal drama where personal lives, professional duties and shifting notions of right and wrong collide.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Plenty of strong ideas were presented — then rejected — the last time a speaker faced a scandal.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Other ideas, including paid on-street parking, were also discussed.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • He was shown pictures and videos from the prosecution of the state of the house, including blood spatter.
    — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And while alumni watched from the sideline, the Bruins connected with youth football players on the field during, incorporating them into stretches, signing autographs and taking pictures.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • That shift also creates opportunities for creators to think beyond individual posts and toward characters, concepts, series, and intellectual property that can travel across platforms and screens.
    — Novika Ishar, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Another startup is expected to launch soon, with two additional concepts currently in development.
    — Shelley Simpson, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of concepts
Noun
  • Are such dichotomous conceptions of the novel mutually exclusive?
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026
  • The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026
Definition of conceptions

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