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impulsion

noun as in impetus

noun as in intention

noun as in thrust

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Example Sentences

“The singer might change the harmonic impulsion or narrative function.”

The impulsion outward disappears; they grow isolated and doctrinaire, more sectarian than evangelical.

Unfortunately for this argument, throughout the history of the subcontinent, there has existed an impulsion for unity.

Everything is judged according to sacred precepts—“harmony,” “impulsion,” “self-carriage,” “submission”—that have come down intact from the ancien régime.

“Most able scientists I know have something for which ‘exploratory impulsion’ is not too grand a description … A strong sense of unease and dissatisfaction always goes with lack of comprehension.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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