impact
noun
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision.
was impacting
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past progressiveof impact.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Pav Stojkovic, who lives in L.A. and works in tech, and his wife were trying to get pregnant for six months until he discovered he had varicocele, a common condition that was impacting his sperm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
Airbus also said Spirit Aerosystems was impacting production of the A220.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
A critical issue in the case was whether the ban was impacting the rights of others to protest in support of Palestinian issues, according to the ruling.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
At the time, all anyone knew was it was impacting gay men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
While all this, along with many other noises, squealings of boat-boys and shouts of Borckman, was impacting on Jerry’s ear-drums, he was still sliding down the steep deck of his new and unstable world.
From Jerry of the Islands by Jack London
