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adjective

impacted

strongly affected by an event or change; also, pressed or wedged tightly together

In a sentence

Six example sentences with impacted, each labelled with its topic.

  • Coastal villages were the most impacted by the oil spill, losing both the fishing season and the summer visitors.

    Environment

  • Airlines were the industry most impacted by the fuel price jump, and three carriers cut routes within a month.

    Business

  • An impacted wisdom tooth sits sideways under the gum, pressing on its neighbor with no room to come through.

    Medicine

  • Rural districts were the most impacted by the mill closures, losing a third of their jobs in two years.

    Economics

  • Bank shares were the most impacted by the rate decision, falling eight percent before lunch.

    Finance

  • Teams with older rosters were the most impacted by the compressed schedule, losing starters to fatigue by March.

    Basketball

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