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Recent Examples of impulsion
What brought me freedom was realizing that the desire to be a help and a healer for others was more compelling to me than any morbid impulsion.
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Michelle Nanouche, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2025
That stage of young adulthood sits at a crossroads between a kind of societal awareness and youthful impulsion.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Where these men once criticized Trump, the visible face of power in the U.S. now uses impulsion, aggression, and male egocentricity to offer him more power.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Michelle Nanouche, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Sep. 2025
That stage of young adulthood sits at a crossroads between a kind of societal awareness and youthful impulsion.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Where these men once criticized Trump, the visible face of power in the U.S. now uses impulsion, aggression, and male egocentricity to offer him more power.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsion
Noun
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This time, any remaining impulses of late 1990s and 2000s decadence have been erased with features like a social lobby and a sprawling rooftop park with verdant landscaping with Adirondack chairs and a campfire.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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Therefore, guard your impulses.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Noun
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For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
22 May 2026
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In a clinical setting, mental health experts call such actions compulsions – behaviors that feel impossible to resist – are fueled by obsessive thoughts and eventually begin to interfere with a person’s ability to lead a normal, healthy life.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Logically, based on a day-to-day common pattern, a person with high energy might merely be a sign of inspiration and zeal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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But there is a difference between his expression of unflinching conservatism, on the bench and off, and his willingness, even his zeal, to condemn an entire political movement, one with more than historical interest.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Being bitten by Pirate Clark may have been a manifestation of Clark's deepest emotional wounds and desires — or maybe the monster just needed a meal.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
30 May 2026
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Each state may implement Clean Slate laws differently, depending on the balance between public safety and the desire for second chances.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Jealousy, by contrast, is rooted in fear, longing, and comparison.—
Meehika Barua,
Time,
29 May 2026
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At its heart, the film is about a disabled child’s passion and his longing to discover a world far beyond the boundaries of his small village.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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In most cases, the urge to leverage technology to get ahead of the digital race doesn't go as planned, and this was no exception.—
Hari Sonnenahalli,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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However, resist the urge to apply heavy fertilizers.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Here, Chinese laborers, factory workers, seamstresses, nail technicians, and cooks take glorious center stage, their lives and deepest yearnings made epic.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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So, from there, Lim took heartbreak and yearning and bottled it into a fragrance, Missing Person, that ultimately grew to a 250,000-person waitlist.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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On the third floor, alongside the hotel's Center Pool, is The Sandbox, a refined poolside restaurant with American coastal dishes that will satisfy any of your poolside cravings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Researchers found semaglutide led to reductions in alcohol use by some but not all measures, significantly reduced alcohol cravings and led participants to smoke fewer cigarettes.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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