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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
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
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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But most of the jazz world ended up moving in the other direction, fleeing to New York and Paris and never looking back as if chasing elite romance, and this was as valid an impulse as chasing the sun.—
Celina Pereira,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Or the impulse that really just got like cranked two 11 that kind of forced you into this?—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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James, not unlike his alcoholic father, is at the mercy of his compulsions.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Conditional Belonging Leads To Compulsive Giving A 2019 study on attachment and development points to a common origin story for this compulsion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That zeal, her daughter explains, also defined the way Ladd led her life away from the cameras — and fueled her devotion to Beyond the Scars.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Trump knows it, but still took a stab from his privileged bully pulpit in Switzerland with the zeal of neocolonialism.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This follows a general trend of people reporting less desire to get married and have families at a young age.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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Born from Raimi’s desire to make a movie about pulp hero the Shadow before he was denied the rights by Universal, Darkman is an original creation, starring Liam Neeson as a scientist who is disfigured in a mob attack and given superpowers thanks to an experimental treatment.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Old relationship wounds, secret longings or subconscious fears may resurface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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But when a mysterious woman opens The Grand Lisbon restaurant, his glittering world begins to fracture, exposing the fragile balance between success, memory, and longing.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Always there has been this pull; to go out into the world and explore, and this urge to stay home, swim in the sea, grow a garden, live quietly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Roads are still covered with ice across North Texas as the urge to get out of the house or drive to work starts to weigh more heavily on many.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But for two of the group’s members, bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor, that massive success brought pressures and a yearning to break out of the Duran Duran bubble.—
David Chiu,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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That yearning shows up clearly in the recipes resonating most right now.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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And if this doesn’t satisfy all your hot honey cravings, other brands have their own sweet and spicy creations, including Wingstop, Smithfield, Ritz, and even Aldi.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2026
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This shift helps explain why mental exhaustion often comes with stronger cravings for quick rewards, like sugary snacks, comfort foods or mindless scrolling.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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