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Recent Examples of impulsion
That stage of young adulthood sits at a crossroads between a kind of societal awareness and youthful impulsion.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Where these men once criticized Trump, the visible face of power in the U.S. now uses impulsion, aggression, and male egocentricity to offer him more power.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Where these men once criticized Trump, the visible face of power in the U.S. now uses impulsion, aggression, and male egocentricity to offer him more power.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsion
Noun
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Felder understood the impulse behind the shul’s decision.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The gulls circling a beachside table or boardwalk bench aren’t acting on random impulse.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Christgau has 14,000 reviews and counting, and that’s his glory and his compulsion.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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As the investigation twists and intensifies, Izzy is forced to confront her own compulsions and the personal cost of her pursuit of justice.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The difference between the energy of the machine that resolutely crosses the cordillera and the tiny zeal in the wings of an insect that asks only for leaves to eat and mud in which to house her eggs.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
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What is clear is that Florida, amid its leaders’ zeal to lead the nation in immigration enforcement, is throwing a lot of state taxpayer money at what was long considered a federal issue.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Pahlavi addressed the desire to see him the leadership role during his remarks.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Leo moon sparks your restless desires for fun and adventure.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What could have been a straightforward suburban critique is instead closer to a rich, deep baroque painting capturing longing, power, and hushed domestic drama.—
Vanity Fair,
Vanity Fair,
26 Mar. 2026
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The trailer opens with Moana longing for more beyond the reef of her home island, Motunui, as her grandmother, Gramma Tala (Rena Owen), shares a story.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Series creator Connor Hines, who penned the finale, and director Anthony Hemingway resist the urge to exploit the crash itself (thank God).—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Certainly, some people have a drive to collect, an urge to connoisseurship that seems innate.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The mantra presents the image of a ripe cucumber becoming untethered from its vine, evoking a deep desire for liberation from the physical world—a strong yearning for an unbounded, eternal, and therefore immortal condition.—
Andrés Muedano,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Mar. 2026
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The minutiae of his substitution pattern at the beginning of a game wouldn’t bruise his ego, his insatiable yearning to shoot the basketball that Denver desperately needed.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For a person struggling with substance abuse disorder, one strong craving can be the catalyst for a patient to completely abandon sobriety.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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Poor sleep can drive cravings that will exacerbate a perimenopausal increase in appetite, so adequate rest is key.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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