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as in affecting
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life
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as in colliding
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall
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as in embedding
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
the bullet was found impacted in the police officer's protective vest
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Recent Examples of impacting
Meanwhile, turbulence is getting more frequent and severe, which is impacting flights in a variety of ways.
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Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
From riding on attractions and experiencing cruise excursions, to sitting on furniture or even drinking a glass of milk with breakfast, Disney is highlighting and impacting small businesses in a big way.
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Megan Dubois,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The shipping gridlock sent the price of oil soaring, impacting virtually everyone on the planet, including Americans who continue to face elevated prices at the pump.
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Joanne Stocker,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Maybe the weight of chasing the record was impacting the elite striker?
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The fire is still actively producing smoke and impacting air quality throughout the region, the South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a statement Sunday — extending its particle pollution advisory into Monday morning.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Light winds will also push the smoke in all directions, potentially impacting other parts of metropolitan LA, the district said.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
But prices haven’t spiked nearly as much during the war in Iran, despite the conflict impacting 14% of global supply.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The growth of data centers is impacting four-year institutions like Indiana University Northwest, as well.
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Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
From riding on attractions and experiencing cruise excursions, to sitting on furniture or even drinking a glass of milk with breakfast, Disney is highlighting and impacting small businesses in a big way.
—
Megan Dubois,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The shipping gridlock sent the price of oil soaring, impacting virtually everyone on the planet, including Americans who continue to face elevated prices at the pump.
—
Joanne Stocker,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Maybe the weight of chasing the record was impacting the elite striker?
—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
The fire is still actively producing smoke and impacting air quality throughout the region, the South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a statement Sunday — extending its particle pollution advisory into Monday morning.
—
Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Light winds will also push the smoke in all directions, potentially impacting other parts of metropolitan LA, the district said.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
But prices haven’t spiked nearly as much during the war in Iran, despite the conflict impacting 14% of global supply.
—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
The growth of data centers is impacting four-year institutions like Indiana University Northwest, as well.
—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacting
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In a 2023 survey by World Athletics, a global sports federation, 75% of responding athletes said the impacts of climate change are negatively affecting their health and athletic performance.
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At stake in the battle between HUD and LAHSA is an array of services affecting some of the region’s most vulnerable residents.
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Ryan Lasko, an outfielder with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, suffered a C6-C7 vertebrae fracture Tuesday night while going for a fly ball in right-center field, for which both Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor dove before colliding.
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Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
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Rather than advertising during the tournament, Olipop is embedding itself into the fan experience.
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That includes not just building the infrastructure powering the AI economy but embedding AI into how the business runs.
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The Federal Reserve's recent hawkish stance, holding rates and projecting potential hikes, sets a crucial backdrop, influencing various asset classes.
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Brands must shift from convincing human shoppers to influencing the algorithmic data signals that autonomous agents use to make purchasing decisions, the report noted.
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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The day after rooting on the soccer icon during his FIFA World Cup 0-0 match against Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium, Rodriguez partook in a little Me Time.
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Instead of rooting through your medicine cabinet to clean your leather, stick to cleaners specifically made for it.
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Its greatest win was impressing both my dad, who grew up with He-Man, and me, who grew up with Netflix.
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Radek Vitek, 22, could also depart either permanently or on loan in search of regular playing time after impressing on loan at Championship club Bristol City.
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An on-and-off again rivalry during the primary The two men shared a similar message during the primary, slamming Democrats for mismanaging the state and calling for tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks.
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Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
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