1
as in to affect
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
impressed him with the intensity of their musical performance
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2
as in to engrave
to produce a vivid impression of
impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes
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3
as in to compel
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
after weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party
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Recent Examples of impress
PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Christine Rucci, denim expert and founder of Godmother NYC, Inc., is less impress with recent efforts to subvert.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 May 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Williams impressed in relief against Nevada after starter Jaden Rashada was knocked out of the game in the first quarter from a targeting hit.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve Studio impress on all of these fronts, but there are still some differences between them that might lead you to prefer one over the other.
—PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Christine Rucci, denim expert and founder of Godmother NYC, Inc., is less impress with recent efforts to subvert.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 May 2025
Verb
The robot also impresses with multilingual communication skills, guiding visitors in different languages.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Williams impressed in relief against Nevada after starter Jaden Rashada was knocked out of the game in the first quarter from a targeting hit.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impress
Noun
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Still, that didn’t dull the impression left on a young Vitale.—
Mahoro Seward,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fat Bear Week, reaching 1 million voters online and hundreds of millions of impressions collectively through print, TV and online media, is a striking example of how digital platforms can amplify conservation awareness far beyond the park’s borders.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Beyond investment strategy, how does this lack of organization affect someone’s ability to plan for retirement?—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Hot temperatures also affected water quality in nearly every one of the world’s 75 main lakes, the report found.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the 1988 New Fashioned, a whiskey cocktail named for the year Vang’s family immigrated to the United States from the Thai refugee camp Ban Vinai, a stately ice cube is engraved with a geometric symbol evoking traditional Hmong embroidery.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Investigators noted inscriptions that had been engraved on casings found with the rifle.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yet these productions are increasingly designed around an ethos of visual-over-depth that compels us to immediately document and post each scene.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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One way lawsuits can generate this pressure is through the discovery process, which compels companies to turn over internal documents, and could shed insight into what executives knew about safety risks or marketing harms.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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One of the fundamental factors influencing the sustainability of this withdrawal rate is the manner in which retirement funds are invested.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Exploring how London’s Blitz nightclub influenced ‘80s club culture, the show highlights fixtures at the club.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Raising four fingers in the air, Noah Lyles has forever etched his name in history.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Much of that responsibility must first fall to journalists, those brave enough to traverse the internet wilds and report back their findings, to help interpret, say, meme language etched onto bullets.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Investigators allege that Hernandez coerced at least five minors into participating in the production of child pornography on at least seven occasions, consistent with the seven charges.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Never use someone’s dream to coerce them into a relationship.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Running the washer while someone is showering or using another water-heavy appliance can definitely impact the other.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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Flooding from thunderstorms also impacted roads in desert locations of southeast California.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Impress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impress. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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