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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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“What Pakistan has accomplished is that the impression and image of isolation has been replaced by it being center stage.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"You got the impression watching the game that individuals were trying too hard in certain situations," said Robinson.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Three major potential catalysts for the chip maker’s shares have come and gone without making an impression, but investors still have cause to be patient.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Your dutiful correspondent’s first impression of his favorite place on earth upon returning here for his 37th home opener wasn’t about the deep green or brilliant blue or enduring mountainscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Looking down at them, I had the unsettling impression they belonged to someone else.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros