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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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Rogers: I would say the people that make it very apparent that they have sketch comedy and impression skills, and maybe you wouldn’t necessarily know that they do until they show that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

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

That impression only increased when the margins were published.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“The impression I came away with was, that was a big mistake to do, and ridiculous and stupid,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This is not the dazzling first impression I wanted to make.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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