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Recent Examples of impulsion
That stage of young adulthood sits at a crossroads between a kind of societal awareness and youthful impulsion.
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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
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
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
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsion
Noun
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Given the polarization that has bedeviled society for the past decade, Francis Coppola’s struggle now becomes a parable for all the ways in which a filmmaker’s integrity and inspiration can be hobbled — including the deranged partisanship that hides behind today’s activist-filmmaker impulse.—
Armond White,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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Race junkies need to be prepared for impulse buys, though, as everything in the store is an eye-catcher.—
Eric Larsen,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Noun
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His compulsion to take a rock and roll path also had a lot to do with girls.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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This city, home to an industry drawing us by compulsion into a disembodied parareality—an industry whose costliest venture to date, the metaverse, was a $36 billion effort to rivet headsets to all our faces—remained obstinately physical, a place where danger and distress came at you.—
Andrew Kay,
Harpers Magazine,
28 May 2025
Noun
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Furthermore, parallel to these efforts being the means to improve performance and profitability, many of these initiatives are important incentives for employees to maintain a sense of normalcy and zeal for their careers.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The zeal of the 1979 revolution is still visible on the tables of the Den of Spies, in the papers true believers re-assembled strand-by-strand.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Advertisement Norris said law enforcement did not know if there was a connection between Roley's desire to become a firefighter at one point and the shooting.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Multicolored mesh totes shine bright under the beam of The Row’s glowing aura, a brand that has a knack for turning unsuspecting staples into objects of mass desire no matter how boldly priced.—
Talia Abbas,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Is something deeper, perhaps an emotional or spiritual longing, influencing your career choices?—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The heartbreak in Ruhl’s version lies in the longing of the father-daughter relationship rather than that of the lovers; Ruhl wrote it as a tribute to her own father, who had died a few years before.—
Pamela Newton
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Resist the urge to stick exclusively with people from the same background who all see the world the same way.—
Robert E. Siegel,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Most importantly, resist the urge to settle or lower your standards because dating feels hard.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
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People celebrating this holiday weekend may have different ideas about what sparked the American Revolution: a yearning for liberty; a revulsion at taxation without representation; or a desire to have a national sport where players can touch the ball with their hands.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Elliot — a misfit yearning for coherence and connection; a cog raging against the machine that owns him — rebooted the alienated hero to electrifying effect.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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These are patterns that include the craving for excitement or intense experiences.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Eating dark chocolate in the morning may boost mood and reduce your cravings for sweets later while eating it in the afternoon can provide you a boost in energy.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
26 June 2025
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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