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Recent Examples of impulsion
But this remark seems more a strategic argument than a deep-rooted impulsion.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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.
—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
Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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.
—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 era of Jane Remover—the music, which mainlines the noisiest impulses of SounDC, the discourse—is brasher and more acidic than ever.—
Mano Sundaresan,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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The humanistic impulse tends to make reason the final authority, whereas Christianity is a revelatory faith.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Writers write from compulsion, from necessity.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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For me, one of these compulsions ended up being using the tracking app.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
22 May 2026
Noun
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While most would chalk Phil's zeal up to just being an old-school kind of guy, some fans postulate that the Shah of Iran is actually a closeted homosexual himself, and there are a few examples to back this up.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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Erdozain writes with a poet’s concision but a maximalist’s zeal, leaving no room in his historical account for any doubt that American exceptionalism has been a singularly detrimental force.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
Noun
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At the heart of the dispute is the ability of the NCAA, as a national member organization, to apply and enforce eligibility and gambling rules that protect the integrity of sports, the responsibilities of a conference to its members and a school’s desire to win.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2026
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The desire to make connections won’t go away.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Melancholic and intimate, the performer (Haylee Nichele) silently guided me to become comfortable in my discomfort, to sit with the evening’s themes of longing, loss, confusion and impending grief.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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There’s a gaping need for a Christianity whose posture toward the world is more irenic and charitable, far less anxious and fear-driven—one that cultivates curiosity, including toward those outside the faith, and fosters a deep longing for knowledge and understanding.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Dua said volunteering reflects the same urge that got them all into medicine.—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
8 June 2026
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However, try to resist the urge to clean it up too much.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
8 June 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
Noun
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The study, published in May by People Science, involved 256 participants, who were asked to log daily symptoms of cramping, headaches, fatigue, bloating and food cravings daily over three menstrual cycles.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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And deciding where to go to follow your cravings this year just got a little easier.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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