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Recent Examples of impulsivity
Stay flexible and embrace the detours, because the sun will join forces with change-maker Uranus today, adding a layer of electricity, impulsivity and unpredictability to the atmosphere.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Into this toxic environment step two young people who briefly glimpse the possibility of something better—only for the surrounding culture of hatred, honor, and impulsivity to destroy them both.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Tobacco users start when peer sensitivity, sensation-seeking, impulsivity, and short time horizons shape decision-making.
—Katharine Silbaugh, STAT, 19 May 2026
In addition to impacts of untreated depression on the mother, developing children are also at greater risk for prematurity and low birth weight, and higher rates of impulsivity, socialization issues, and cognitive, behavioral and emotional difficulties.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Fleeing Salzburg and his father’s (Jonathan Aris) iron fist and emphasis on perfection, Mozart, armed with his compositions, vile language and impulsivity, is determined to take on the city.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Officials cited in the report pointed to his unreachability and impulsivity in response to high-stakes situations.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Apr. 2026
The disorder is characterized by difficulty focusing, staying on task, and keeping organized, as well as impulsivity and needing a lot of physical movement.
—Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Symptoms can include being easily distracted, difficulty keeping track of time and impulsivity.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Into this toxic environment step two young people who briefly glimpse the possibility of something better—only for the surrounding culture of hatred, honor, and impulsivity to destroy them both.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Tobacco users start when peer sensitivity, sensation-seeking, impulsivity, and short time horizons shape decision-making.
—Katharine Silbaugh, STAT, 19 May 2026
In addition to impacts of untreated depression on the mother, developing children are also at greater risk for prematurity and low birth weight, and higher rates of impulsivity, socialization issues, and cognitive, behavioral and emotional difficulties.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Fleeing Salzburg and his father’s (Jonathan Aris) iron fist and emphasis on perfection, Mozart, armed with his compositions, vile language and impulsivity, is determined to take on the city.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026
Officials cited in the report pointed to his unreachability and impulsivity in response to high-stakes situations.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 18 Apr. 2026
The disorder is characterized by difficulty focusing, staying on task, and keeping organized, as well as impulsivity and needing a lot of physical movement.
—Amanda Morin, Parents, 6 Apr. 2026
Symptoms can include being easily distracted, difficulty keeping track of time and impulsivity.
—Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsivity
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That impulsiveness was on display last year when the president pushed the Texas state legislature to gerrymander its electoral maps before the midterms in the hope of maintaining Republican control of Congress.—
Jason Willick,
Washington Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Malcolm's daughter is struggling in life and school, but her father's genetic toolkit only has belligerence, impulsiveness and thickheadedness, passed on by his on-screen parents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The destruction of important files cannot be chalked up to isolated instances of misbehavior or recklessness.—
Amer Matar,
The Dial,
26 May 2026
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In an effort to send a message to any minors planning to descend on the Jersey Shore for a weekend of lawbreaking and recklessness, Vaz is vowing to prosecute both the offending child and their parents.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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This is not about carelessness.—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The company has built its identity around taking AI safety more seriously than its rivals, creating sky-high expectations for model security that jar with its apparent carelessness; the fact that Mythos was exposed through such a basic and predictable failure only underscores that.—
Robert Hart,
The Verge,
23 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately though, Johnson was undone by his own indiscretions.—
Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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If true, or without a plausible explanation, the indiscretions could remove Stewart as a genuine political threat for November.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Noun
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The heedlessness of the children has touched her mood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Gentle, barely there long layers offer further softness to Margot Robbie’s near-blunt bob, the subtle framing providing extra insouciance.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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And Sexyy’s performances are lifeless, devoid of the color and insouciance that made Hood Hottest Princess a romp.—
Stephen Kearse,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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Piaget embraces pure exuberance with a cocktail ring bursting with green tourmaline, yellow beryl and sapphires.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
24 May 2026
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Across the city, there was an exuberance in the air, infused with an idealistic belief that the emerging Internet would empower people in untold new ways and make the world a better place.—
Jonathan Weber,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Impulsivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsivity. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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