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Recent Examples of impulsion
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.
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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
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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But then, Trump hasn’t gotten the trade-war impulse out of his system yet.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Right now, it’s marked down by $350, which is the lowest it’s been in a while (and way easier to justify than your last impulse buy).—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Adults who adopt this tactic are diagnosed with repetition compulsion.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The compulsion to check emails late at night has diminished, and our company culture now fosters rest and recovery just as much as ambition and drive.—
Adam Stott,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Deregulation While congressional action obviously is required to eliminate agencies and enabling statutes outright, legitimate deregulation can begin with the same zeal that created overregulation.—
Clyde Wayne Crews Jr,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Joyce, with visionary zeal, puts her foot down at staging yet another production of Oklahoma!—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump is 78 years old and expresses a desire to bring America back to a golden age of manufacturing before globalism outsourced American jobs and created a reliance on foreign trade.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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There was no single issue bonding together these early trailblazers other than a desire to offer an alternative view on clubs whose media coverage was largely restricted to the back page of the local newspaper and a rather staid, flimsy matchday programme.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The memory of that longing stayed with her for years, becoming one of her most vivid childhood recollections.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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All that defiance, that longing to be understood while feeling purposefully misunderstood...—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Resist the urge to share your own loss experiences unless specifically asked.—
Charell G. Coleman,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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This increases the urge to break free and assert your individuality, which could potentially highlight financial concerns that challenge your sense of security.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Working with producer Carter Lang of SZA and Doja Cat fame, de la Fuente is no longer trying to capture the gilded vignettes of home, but rather relaxing into the bliss of fleeting moments, creating universal depictions of lust and yearning sung in breathy registers.—
Vita Dadoo,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Cascada’s rendition replaces Reilly’s yearning with decidedly more bombast, but the ecstatic feeling of connecting with a lover – whether on an elevator, dancefloor or basketball court – remains at the center.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But getting people onto long-term medications, including methadone and buprenorphine, which reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms, can more effectively prevent mortality in both the short and long term.—
Lois Parshley,
Scientific American,
5 June 2025
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For example, naltrexone, a medication used to reduce cravings and relapse in alcohol and opioid use disorders, is mostly effective for those with a specific genetic variant that is rare among individuals of African descent, and more common in those with European ancestry.—
Samantha N. Melendez,
Denver Post,
5 June 2025
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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