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
The transition to non-fossil energy has its own inflationary impacts, from the costs to heavy industry of adopting new technologies to the production costs of critical minerals. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The findings suggest the impacts of losing Thwaites might have been underestimated. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 The rain from Isaias has led to an initial round of drought improvements from the southern Mountains through the Triad, with more changes likely next week once the moisture has soaked in and its lasting impacts are more apparent. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Easiest to make out are the large round craters created by ancient impacts on the surface of Mars. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The initiative changes the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, a law intended to inform decision makers and the public about a project’s possible environmental impacts — and mitigate them to the extent possible. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 That core is currently expected to make landfall right on the border of Florida and Alabama late Friday night, but impacts will be felt as far east as Tallahassee, if not farther. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 This jagged microscopic debris, easily dispersed by meteorite impacts and rocket exhaust, is corrosive, abrasive and adhesive. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 The storm is expected to make landfall in the western part of the Florida Panhandle or Alabama late Friday or early Saturday — bringing dangerous and destructive impacts. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
The disease predominantly impacts African Americans and minorities. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Tropical Storm Rachel impacts West Coast As Isaias moved through the Southeast, the West Coast was feeling the impact of another significant storm. — Jason Allen, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 These can profoundly affect our orbiting satellites and power grid, so understanding the sun’s magnetic activity actually very much impacts us here on Earth. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 This inequity not only impacts women psychologically, but physically. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 Intoxicated infants can experience low blood sugar and dehydration as alcohol impacts their ability to feed, the hospital said. — Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The legacy of it still impacts so many of our structures, and not just politically and financially, but also culturally. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026 Rett syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarily impacts women. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026 Every one of the performer’s artistic choices impacts the delivery and reception of the original work. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacts
  1. collisions
  2. effects
  3. affects
  4. bumps
  5. roots
  6. shocks
  7. influences
  8. impresses
Noun
  • Also, passenger road vehicles use safety features like steel bumpers and crumple zones to absorb impact forces during collisions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Robertson said those concerns include obstruction of pedestrian and car traffic, collisions into infrastructure, and effects on pets and children.
    — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • Forecasters say this year's could be among the strongest on record, and its effects are already being felt across South America and far beyond.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Engineers need experimental evidence to understand those effects and refine their designs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of effects
Verb
  • Miller's new ad opens with a somber sequence of close-ups of various people's faces as the congressman talks about how divorce affects families.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The 8-30g law affects only communities where less than 10% of the housing is considered affordable by state guidelines.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 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
  • However, her performance soon takes on a more grounded, childlike cadence, which roots the supposedly amnesiac Margot a little too firmly within the literal, especially for a tale whose poetry lies in its uncanniness.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of roots
Noun
  • Following a series of global shocks, the average developing country now spends more than ten percent of its revenue on interest on debt, [nearly double the burden a decade ago], crowding out investment for growth.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But a new generation of refineries has the potential to transform economies, not only protecting countries from future energy shocks but providing the baseload power needed to ramp up manufacturing.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • The retreat in mill buying may have been a factor that sent prices lower, but there could be other influences.
    — SJ Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Research consistently shows that trust is one of the strongest influences on charitable giving.
    — Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of influences
Verb
  • Gunna somehow returns one of Gauff’s blistering serves into the net to kick off the clip, which impresses the 22-year-old tennis star.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
  • If Smith impresses in training camp, his non-guaranteed deal could be converted to a standard contract.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
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“Impacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacts. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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