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as in thoughts
something imagined or pictured in the mind
had a vague impression that the guide would be female
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Recent Examples of impressions
Strike while the impressions are fresh.
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Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
But so many of the good impressions United hopes for hinge not on better seats or bigger screens but on the service passengers get from flight attendants—who haven’t had a raise since 2020 and voted down a new contract negotiated by their union last year.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Disney’s own ads generated 440 million total impressions, the company said, and drove more than 30 million engagements on social media.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Disney said that the Hannah Montana campaign also scored nearly 440M total impressions and over 30M engagements across social media with the teaser receiving over 120M views in its first 24 hours.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
According to Vado, costs associated with generating impressions in social advertising environments may trend upward over time, potentially influenced by shifting competitive dynamics and demand for certain audience segments.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Such reactions may appear irrational under one standard yet reflect a form of rationality adapted to uncertainty, vivid impressions and limited information.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
There are truths that completely differ from the images and impressions imparted by articles and headlines.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Here are impressions of the game from a Johnny-come-lately.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2026
But so many of the good impressions United hopes for hinge not on better seats or bigger screens but on the service passengers get from flight attendants—who haven’t had a raise since 2020 and voted down a new contract negotiated by their union last year.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
Disney’s own ads generated 440 million total impressions, the company said, and drove more than 30 million engagements on social media.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
Disney said that the Hannah Montana campaign also scored nearly 440M total impressions and over 30M engagements across social media with the teaser receiving over 120M views in its first 24 hours.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
According to Vado, costs associated with generating impressions in social advertising environments may trend upward over time, potentially influenced by shifting competitive dynamics and demand for certain audience segments.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Such reactions may appear irrational under one standard yet reflect a form of rationality adapted to uncertainty, vivid impressions and limited information.
—Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
There are truths that completely differ from the images and impressions imparted by articles and headlines.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Here are impressions of the game from a Johnny-come-lately.
—Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressions
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Paperback imprints like Vintage and Picador, as well as a great number of indie press imprints, are putting out new and impressive originals regularly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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Bruises on her neck were consistent with muzzle imprints.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
2 Mar. 2026
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The jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay a total of $3 million in compensatory damages plus additional punitive damages to a woman, now 20 years old, who said their platforms were engineered to addict her and caused her body dysmorphia, anxiety and suicidal thoughts.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Had those dark feelings, really scary deep thoughts.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nearly 100 years later, her predecessor, present-day Schiaparelli creative director Daniel Roseberry, has picked up her mantle, combining thrilling design with the machinery of celebrity to change our notions of female beauty and power.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Around 30 movie theaters in the world are equipped with the technology to run 35mm or 70mm prints, including AMC Town Center in Leawood.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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This show features prints by artists including Kawano Kaoru, Minami Keiko and Kanamori Yoshio.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Consider enrolling in a class or talking about philosophical ideas with your peers, because such bold curiosity presently translates into mental growth.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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If the figures of Rosie the Riveter, Lillian Gilbreth, and Jane Fonda helped to establish ideas of twentieth-century smartness, then PAT, a glitchy computerized mother figure, carries us into the present.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Two television cameras looking down from an altitude of about 450 miles made initial pictures of earthly cloud patterns on the satellite’s second orbitable trip.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After walking into her personal office to find Gordon redecorating the room with pictures of herself, Gomez sits down to review her assistant's to-do list for the day.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, as Rothbard lays out, one of the most important concepts that often gets lost or forgotten in the fog of war is that violence may only be used to resist or punish the aggressor.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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Health concepts such as Modern Market Eatery and Saladworks have recently entered the KC market.—
Jenna Thompson
March 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Second, however, at the chasm between the Framers’ conceptions of Presidential war power and the unbounded nature of that authority today.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
5 Mar. 2026
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Rising above material needs, our current conceptions of class, identity, and climate will shift radically.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Impressions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressions. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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