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Recent Examples of impulsion
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsion
Noun
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The state’s moderate Republican Gov. Chris Sununu has held the legislature back from some of its most extreme impulses, including vetoing congressional redistricting plans that would have benefited Republicans (though allowing some lopsided state legislative maps to go into effect).Cooper Burton, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Divided power should, in theory, serve as a check on the worst impulses of each political party.Bill Stone, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Lila is trying to destroy their relationship; his inability to resist women is something out of his control, a chronic compulsion, a disorder.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2024
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As for how any particular magical compulsion might develop?Erica Sloan, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
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His descriptions of Thatcher, especially her inability to read social cues, mingle with his admiration for her leadership and ideological zeal.Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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Without ongoing motivation and reinforcement, the initial zeal spurred by a motivational speech diminishes rapidly, resulting in employees returning to their original state.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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This innate desire for connection, however, combined with people’s reliance on technology, can lead to feelings of FOMO– fear of missing out – and anxiety during a digital detox.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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There’s a lot of longing, there’s a lot of sorrow in the book.James Factora, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
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Her longing was only exacerbated when sandwich chain Jimmy John's announced the launch of its new Picklewich.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Resist the urge to use something sharp or abrasive, as that could damage the mesh.Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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At this point, resisting the urge to rotate, the superfluid suddenly spawns a single quantum vortex — a whorl of atoms surrounding a column of nothingness that extends to the bottom of the bucket.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Stella isn’t being betrayed — if anything, she’s being reached out to, desperately, like her light-years-away namesake, by two yearning humans with their feet, at least for now, stuck on the ground.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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With a chopper, nothing is out of reach – and for the intrepid explorer yearning for true isolation, this is the stuff of dreams.Shaun Stanley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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If the brisk ten-episode season, which wrapped up this week, isn’t enough to feed your cravings, here are the books to carry you all the way through a happy and horrifying fall.Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
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Don't worry this hearty stew packed with ground beef, tomatoes, onion, potatoes, and veggies, then topped with hamburger bun croutons will curb your hamburger craving.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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