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Definition of impactednext
as in embedded

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verb

past tense of impact
1
as in affected
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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as in bumped
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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as in rooted
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 impacted
Adjective
The company's own testing has not identified any impacted powdered beverage mixes, and the recall is being issued out of an abundance of caution. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026 The Ranger nameplate isn't particularly unreliable, though drivers with an impacted Ranger model should bring it in for inspection and repair as soon as possible to avoid any mishaps or issues. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Twine said the range is formulated to improve hair that has been adversely impacted by environmental stressors like UV exposure, pollution and heat styling, and biological and hormonal shifts. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Alcoholic beverages Wine, beer, spirits, including whiskey, vodka, gin, are all impacted. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impacted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impacted
  1. embedded
  2. affected
  3. bumped
  4. rooted
  5. entrenched
  6. influenced
  7. collided
  8. lodged
Adjective
  • Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
  • The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.
    — Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of embedded
Verb
  • The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs stated that about 10 percent of Chocó’s population — 69,000 people — were affected or displaced by the earthquake, per AP.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In summer, the area is frequently affected by the Washoe Zephyr, a gusty afternoon wind that descends from the Sierra Nevada mountains in the west, blowing across the high desert basin around Reno.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • Fire Stick competitor Roku bumped the prices of its Roku Ultra streaming device $50, from $100 to $150.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Punk turned the tables and shoved Owens into Engler, who bumped to the outside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Quilceda Creek vineyards are also non-grafted and own-rooted, which Golitzin believes enables each clone to express its character more directly.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rooted
Adjective
  • That’s the way an entrenched NFL veteran can afford to look at it, but to fans looking for clues, reasons to be excited — and a young player trying play himself off the bubble and onto the roster — it’s bound to be something more.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This challenge layered on top of the very real barriers that chronically absent students face can make educators feel defeated and think that absenteeism is simply too big and entrenched of a problem for schools to meaningfully address.
    — Jerome A. Graham, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrenched
Verb
  • Users will not see ads or sponsored links near their conversations, and the chatbot's answers will not be influenced by third-party product placements, Anthropic had said.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Kusama’s art influenced the histories of minimalism, pop art, and performance art; more recently her large-scale installations single-handedly pioneered what is now referred to as experiential art.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of influenced
Verb
  • During a Cincinnati game last month, Reds infielder Edwin Arroyo collided with Miller while attempting to field a ground ball in the seventh inning.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The pursuit ended when the driver collided with a parked car near the intersection of Carlson and Sandburg drives in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood, Gamble said.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of collided
Verb
  • Despite surgery, however, the bullet lodged inside his abdomen was not found, and his condition suddenly deteriorated.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Castro is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lodged

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“Impacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impacted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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