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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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Lee recounts a rigmarole of joys and traumas—a trip to the circus, a bad breakup, a house fire—which all fail to leave much of an impression.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In an interview, external with German website Spox in 2020, Kleitsch said Tuchel made an impression on the young players with his fashion sense.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

McClain’s cattle were spread across multiple yards in both Kentucky and Texas, leaving the impression that more cattle were elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The half-submerged mammoth sculpture in the museum’s iconic outdoor Lake Pit gives the common but inaccurate impression that the tar worked like quicksand, sucking its victims fatally downward.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

My sister is doing her best impression of a librarian who caught kids eating candy in the nonfiction section.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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