impacting

verb

present participle of impact
1
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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2
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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3
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 His exit, which was confirmed by the streamer, is part of the major layoffs at Netflix today that are impacting 1,000 people. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 It’s kept the Eastern Shore mostly unscathed by hurricanes but is severely impacting Baltimore’s freshwater supply. — Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026 Significant flooding of poor-drainage areas are likely, impacting travel. — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026 Sunday is a First Alert Weather Day due to heavy rain and a low risk of severe storms impacting Maryland through Sunday evening. — CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026 And here’s how the storm is impacting events across the metro area on Saturday. — AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026 Varun Sachdeva, creative strategist at Trimi, cited a recent report from the online telehealth platform that put a spotlight on how GLP-1 medications are impacting apparel. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 This came despite an unusually hot summer impacting sales volumes across the industry. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 This sculpture was originally located in a less-accessible place in the area, but had to be moved thanks to its extreme popularity that was impacting that natural space. — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacting
  1. affecting
  2. colliding
  3. embedding
  4. influencing
  5. bumping
  6. rooting
  7. impressing
  8. slamming
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  • And even the respondents who are skeptical of anything actually affecting the integrity of the games, are concerned about the possibility – known to exist beyond sports – of insider trading on the prediction markets.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Just in the past year, California has closed two diesel refineries which is dramatically increasing the prices of diesel, the price of diesel in California, but also affecting the quantities across the entire country.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • Byrne cited incidents involving horses collapsing in city streets and colliding with vehicles, and said more than 70% of New Yorkers support a ban, a figure Fox News Digital has not independently verified.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Record spending The lack of a quorum is colliding with the most expensive election on record.
    — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of colliding
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  • Since the nineteen-nineties, a Korean New Wave had been praised for embedding capitalist critique in movies packed with monsters, slithering octopuses, killers, and killer cops.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Now, the overlap between the VMAs’ viewers and Academy voters is probably closer to two circles, but embedding herself with beloved, longtime, and award-winning film-industry craftspeople is a good way to start.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • During the Virgil Abloh years, fashion’s latest golden era reached far beyond its own bubble, influencing music, youth culture and the wider creative world.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Ringham said the results may reflect how AI enthusiasm is influencing investors' short-term focus more than their long-term strategy.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of influencing
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  • The Goyard Saint Louis entered the top 10 ranking at number seven, bumping the Celine Ava off the list entirely, according to the report.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • There can be two women who are strong and dynamic, who are, at points, up against each other or bumping heads, but have the same mission and goal.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bumping
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  • Burberry in the 21st century Christopher Bailey succeeded Menichetti as design director in 2001, building on his predecessor’s modernization of Burberry but rooting the brand more firmly in its British heritage.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike rooting hormone powder, this is a liquid product that helps plants overcome transplant shock.
    — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
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  • At 6-3, 255 pounds, Howell was one of several top pass rushers in the draft who was dinged for arm length but is already impressing with varied rushes through the first two weeks.
    — PJ Green September 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The third-round pick out of USC was one of the stars of Ravens training camp, impressing in practices and scoring a touchdown in the team’s first preseason game.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • Modeling work suggests the duo will keep orbiting our star for millions of years before ultimately slamming into either Earth or Venus.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The impact caused the Camry to spin around, slamming into the back of a southbound 2021 Toyota RAV4.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Impacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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