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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /




NOUN
pretending to be somebody
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But she’s also the kind of television personality who is comfortable before the camera without being in love with it, or giving the impression that media success is her raison d’être.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

“They didn’t tell me ‘we’re replacing you with AI,’ but that’s the impression I got,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The Danish company filed a lawsuit in the US on Tuesday claiming Eli Lilly, which makes Mounjaro and Zepbound, deployed ad campaigns to "create the misleading impression that Eli Lilly's medicines are superior".

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Walker, a 65-year-old London consultant, said she had yet to "make an impression" of the former mayor of Greater Manchester, who was parachuted into the top office by the Labour Party.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

That’s the impression the Florida survivors made on us.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

"Early impressions are that Hearts have got a really good head coach," said Hearts Standard editor Joel Sked on a recent Scottish Football Podcast.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

In “Onegin,” portraying the title character’s hapless friend, Lensky, each made distinctly indelible impressions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Ad impressions and prices were higher on the year, as well.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Relatively speaking, the Primetime Emmys are still a massive platform and the social media impressions surrounding the telecast keep growing.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

Dawn Celeste and Luke are doing impressions of Luke’s parents, and their rigid disapproval of anything that doesn’t follow their plan.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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