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impressed

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verb

past tense of impress
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as in engraved
to produce a vivid impression of impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressed
Adjective
  • Those interested in some of the math that goes behind this observation should read Section 4.3 of the paper.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, at least 15 other teams also were interested in the 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver from Missouri State.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In that work, two black granite walls are engraved with the names of Americans who died in the Vietnam War, which in his campaign Carter promised to move the country past.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The $9,000 Rolex Submariner, engraved with Reeves’ name, turned up in a police raid on four houses in Santiago.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Though most are rightly concerned about the downside risk from tariffs, there is an upside if this pressure results in better trade terms for U.S. companies, and the tariffs can be reduced in the short term.
    Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But some who utilize government welfare programs in order to obtain food are concerned that Trump’s promises will clash with his determination to cut government spending.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In the past, the state's transportation and electricity infrastructure has been severely affected by extreme cold events.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirety of Sierra Madre.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Gong and his family members are aware of the filmmakers, even mention the filming, yet remain largely unselfconscious in front of the cameras.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Everyone inside the clubhouse is aware of baseball mortality.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In all but three cases, Biden obliged.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Last, but not least, as the host of a party you are never obliged to serve a wine that a guest has brought.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Impressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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