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impacts

NOUN

collision, force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brunt shock

STRONG

bang blow bounce buffet bump clash concussion contact crash crunch crush encounter hit impingement jar jolt jounce kick knock meeting percussion pound punch quake quiver ram rap rock shake slap smash strike stroke thump tremble tremor wallop

WEAK

appulse smashup

Antonyms

STRONG

avoidance failure loss praise stillness

NOUN

effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brunt burden impression influence meaning repercussion significance

STRONG

consequences imprint mark power thrust weight

WEAK

full force

Antonyms

STRONG

unimportance

VERB

hit with force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jolt

STRONG

clash collide crash crush kick register smash strike

WEAK

bang into crack up smash up wrack up

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment lose praise

Example Sentences

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He stressed people, through government policy, need to keep control of AI systems, which will only get more powerful and have broader impacts on society.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Those plans met fierce opposition from environmental groups and local communities concerned about climate impacts, coal dust, rail traffic and other potential downsides.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

"We are simply saying that we have to proactively monitor their impacts to be able to curb them, to be able to control them before it's too late."

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The company also lowered its full-year adjusted-earnings forecast to $8.31 to $8.46 a share from the prior $8.36 to $8.51 a share, also for currency impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But the impacts of the Fukushima meltdowns were far less severe than Chernobyl’s.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland