impacts

Part of Speech:

All (3) Noun (2) Verb (1)

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collision, force n.
effect n.
hit with force v.

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

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impacts

For years, the Ames crater was thought to belong to a cluster of major meteor impacts across North America dating to roughly 467.5 million years ago.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026

The researchers found evidence that the unusual conditions produced by impacts on the Moon may allow γ-Fe to survive at the lunar surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Alexis Yim, a marketing professor at Radford University who co-authored a study on how cuteness impacts relationships with AI agents, said that “cute, appealing appearances” can activate the reward-related areas of the brain.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Cost is definitely one of the major impacts," she says.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The orbits of the present planets are the orbits of the survivors of this collisional natural selection, the stable middle age of a solar system dominated by early catastrophic impacts.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan