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1 —as in:
her impact on foreign policy

Definition

influence or effect

She is studying the long-term impact of global warming on costal areas.

impact = influence or effect

Other Uses (with this meaning)

The lawyer said that alcohol negatively impacted her ability to drive.

impacted = influenced or effected

She is having a tremendous impact on the art world.

impact = influence or effect

Harry's mouth fell open as the full impact of what he was seeing hit him.
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

impact = effect

Go to college, get a law degree, and then you'll be able to have a real impact.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild

impact = influence or effect

His friend had told him it would make far more impact than him roaming from pillar to post.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala

impact = impression or influence

She pulls out her schedule and begins to work out how the delay will impact every event for the rest of our lives.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire

impact = influence or effect

Anyone who claims that the older folks have a more difficult time in the Annex doesn't realize that the problems have a far greater impact on us.
Anne Frank -- The Diary of a Young Girl

impact = influence or effect

Some of Louie's friends spoke to him about his drinking, but their words had no impact.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

impact = influence or effect

Janie soon began to feel the impact of awe and envy against her sensibilities.
Zora Neale Hurston -- Their Eyes Were Watching God

impact = influence or effect

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2 —as in:
at the moment of impact

Definition

collision (when two objects collide or crash)

The meteor impacted the moon.

impacted = collided with

Other Uses (with this meaning)

She was killed instantly at the moment of impact.

impact = collision

In the impact extrusion method, the metal is struck at high velocity and forced into a mold.

impact = hit

I caught a steel cylinder full in the stomach. The impact knocked me to the ground.
Tara Westover -- Educated

impact = force from an object hitting another

Alai took the shock of impact and helped Ender make a fairly gentle landing against the wall.
Orson Scott Card -- Ender's Game

impact = force from an object hitting another

Men were drilled in preparing their planes for impact and equipping themselves for postcrash survival.
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

impact = collision

And just before it hit he should pull back on the wheel and slow the plane down to reduce the impact.
Gary Paulsen -- Hatchet

impact = force from an object hitting another

The impact threw me backward into Our Lady.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

impact = force from an object hitting another

He was jerked half around by the impact of the bullets, then slowly crumpled with a look of grim triumph on his face.
S.E. Hinton -- The Outsiders

impact = hit

The impact had cut your upper lip in two, clean down the middle.
Khaled Hosseini -- The Kite Runner

impact = hit

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3 —as in:
an impact sore

Definition

pressed firmly

The tooth is impacted against another tooth.

impacted = pressed firmly

Other Uses (with this meaning)

An impact ulcer is an area of skin that breaks down when something keeps pressing or rubbing against it.

impact = pressure

From this stupor he was aroused to a more immediate sense of reality by the impact on his cheek of a well-aimed packet of chewing-gum.
Aldous Huxley -- Brave New World

impact = pressing

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