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 Most recently, Playboy celebrated the release of the Playboy summer issue with Cara Delevingne on the cover, driving 5 billion media impressions and nearly 30 million impressions on social media. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 In many ways, signage is a company's first handshake with the customer—and in business, first impressions still matter. — Salman Altaf, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Visitors arrive through Orlando, experience Disney, sail from Port Canaveral, watch rocket launches and return home with impressions of the entire region. — Jack Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026 Tell me your initial impressions of Lou Adler and of Herb Alpert. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026 That doesn’t include social media impressions and other shoulder programming that FloSports produces, some of which lives outside the paywall. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026 Honestly, how can I be expected to take this story as a serious, faithful adaptation of an epic tale thousands of years old, when these are the first two impressions provided? — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026 Yet that leaves no women in the cast who are known for impressions and still no women of color, either. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 July 2026 They were then compensated based on the impressions and engagement their content generated. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 14 July 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
  • The notes have the sentence fragments and typos of someone quickly recording their thoughts.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 29 July 2026
  • At the time of the shooting, Richards said Gray was struggling with anxiety, paranoia, depression and thoughts of self-harm.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of thoughts
Noun
  • Her brand House of Masaba gained immense popularity through her quirky ready-to-wear collections and prints, and has recently pivoted to bridal couture.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Her mother often worked on Japanese-style woodblock prints while the children created artwork nearby.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of prints
Noun
  • Her work examines fashion as a cultural and ideological system, with a focus on copying, repetition, and reuse as critical and pedagogical strategies to question dominant notions of originality and value.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 30 July 2026
  • Preconceived notions about eating disorders − including the false belief that patients need to be emaciated to be diagnosed − can sometimes prevent parents from recognizing their own struggles.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of notions
Noun
  • Putnam And Leadership Functionalism, and the vast majority of Putnam’s ideas, belong to the realm of analytic philosophy, one of the two major branches of 20th-century philosophy, along with continental philosophy.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • From longline styles, like Jennifer Lawrence’s denim jorts, to Margot Robbie’s polished Bermuda style, these outfit formulas offer new ideas built around the best basics, making these summer staples feel impossibly fresh.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026
Definition of ideas
Noun
  • The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children.
    — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Anticipate major developments, as the Lesnar-Femi clash is highly watched, potentially shaping future title pictures.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • High-performers accustomed to having deep workplace knowledge may put pressure on themselves to understand new concepts quickly.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Over the past few years, several innovations have crossed important milestones, moving from experimental concepts toward real-world patient care.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 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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