impacts 1 of 2

noun

plural of impact
1
as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things the glass shattered immediately upon impact with the floor

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2
as in effects
the power to bring about a result on another the execution had such a powerful impact on her that she became a crusader for the abolition of capital punishment

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impacts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of impact
1
as in affects
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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2
as in bumps
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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3
as in roots
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 impacts
Noun
While the exact timing and intensity of the impacts are still uncertain and will ultimately depend on how close Lala tracks to the Hawaiian islands, heavy rain, strong winds and rough surf impacts are likely this weekend. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 Other than the hurricane impacts, El Niño usually doesn’t have a strong summer climate impact for most of the United States, NOAA said. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Just because the Super El Niño is expected to be record-strong does not mean that its impacts will be markedly worse or are guaranteed to occur in most of the locations that are typically affected, NOAA forecasters cautioned in their update. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 To date, the Public Utility Commissions that oversee utilities’ operations of the public grids have provided no oversight of private grid impacts to electricity ratepayers. — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 More than 100 Keller residents crowded into the meeting and pleaded with the zoning commissioners to hold off on approving the data center site plan due to concerns over noise, water use and negative impacts on health and property values. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026 The month showed just how varied the impacts of climate change can be. — Simmone Shah, Time, 12 Aug. 2026 On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass penned a letter to company shareholders hoping to highlight the negative impacts that residents have had to deal with in the wake of the fire. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Some of these impacts were performed to discard the craft, but others — like Lunar Prospector, LCROSS and Chandrayaan-1 — helped confirm the presence of water by examining the resulting plume. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
The war impacts oil prices, which could have a negative effect on the general economy, as well as an upward impact on non-energy goods that move to stores in trucks. — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 But that perspective is a misunderstanding of how recoil impacts your shooting in the long term. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 The issue impacts The University of Kansas Hospital Authority as well. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 While new chips power frontier model training, after a few years they are relegated to lower-margin inference work — a shift that directly impacts their resale and collateral value. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 Today, a word from nurses on how AI really impacts their work. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 His search for answers impacts everyone closest to him including his daughter (Odessa A’zion), and his wife (Bitsie Tulloch) as Tom is forced to confront grief, faith and the possibility of second chances. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 The move impacts more than 110 students in grades K-8, and the teachers are now asking for help to get everything done in time. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Stopping work impacts mental health and levels of physical activity and social engagement, both of which support brain health. — Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacts
  1. collisions
  2. effects
  3. affects
  4. bumps
  5. roots
  6. shocks
  7. influences
  8. impresses
Noun
  • Unintentional collisions are fewer in number, as are rocket stages, but are not unprecedented.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Spotting this behavior early can cut down on the risk of future collisions.
    — Sentry Insurance, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • France last month became the first country in the European Union to pass a blanket ban on the platforms amid rising worldwide concerns about the harmful effects of digital content on kids.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Temperature changes and mechanical vibrations can interfere with the quantum effects needed to establish entanglement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of effects
Verb
  • But further advances are complicated because the area is an organized crime risk, which affects investment and insurance policies.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Wu said that the fungus mostly affects patients with severe underlying medical conditions who require complex medical care.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of affects
Verb
  • Did join Kylian Mbappe and Ferenc Puskas as one of only three players to score a European Cup knockout-phase brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, which bumps him up the list a bit.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of bumps
Verb
  • Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • Cousteau roots his pitch in economics.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 28 May 2026
Definition of roots
Noun
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may soon be equipped with gloves that deliver electrical shocks, which the manufacturer says are intended to de-escalate encounters with individuals.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • An independent financial economist has partnered with Kalshi on a new AI tool on top of the prediction-market exchange that aims to help small businesses hedge against everything from bad weather to election shocks—without hiring a Wall Street bank.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • The tradition has also integrated influences from Christianity as well as various European and Native American folk traditions, resulting in the formation of a uniquely American religious practice.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Her lyrics, like those of many of her biggest musical influences, are dense texts, full of winking allusions and subtle references to records, bands, and albums that have shaped her own songwriting.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of influences
Verb
  • Listing just seven items on the menu, Sehzade Cag Kebap impresses with simplicity, outstanding flavors, and efficient service.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Photography by Venetia Scott impresses itself on you like that—an entire aesthetic world, made by an ultra-discreet British fashion photographer-polymath who lives and works at the end of a quiet street in North Kensington.
    — Sarah Mower, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
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