as in impulse
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Recent Examples of impulsion
What impulsion drove you to make a film instead of writing another novel?
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
—John Leicester, ajc, 24 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impulsion
Noun
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That impulse is reflected in the Earthseeders conducting their rocket test [in The Monophobic Response, a two-channel video work where Artist filmed artists, rocket engineers, and scholars testing a rocket engine designed by students of the Guggenheim Aeronautical Lab in 1936].—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bentley couldn’t have known the devastation that would strike Southern California just weeks before his film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this year, and yet, these natural disasters are as much a part of American life as the human impulse to expand.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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The compulsion stems from what customers are accustomed to and demand nowadays and the reality of how sophisticated, lithe and ubiquitous tech has become.—
Nitin Rakesh,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Yet Payton, a 61-year-old man in his 17th season as an NFL head coach, resisted the compulsion to tweak.—
Michael Silver,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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The Republicans took control of Congress after their decisive victories that November, and the domestic agenda was moribund, replaced by a zeal for budget cutting.—
Jonathan Weisman,
New York Times,
4 Jan. 2025
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According to Spanish Franciscan friar Diego de Landa Calderon – most famous for his zeal in destroying Maya codices – the Maya painted human beings before forcing them onto an altar and cutting out their beating hearts.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
1 Dec. 2024
Noun
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For instance, with Venus in your communication sector and Uranus retrograde activating your fifth house of self-expression, the cosmos pushes you to open up and communicate your desires, specifically those surrounding your values and sense of self-worth.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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There’s an identifiable and relatable longing in Becca’s gaze, a visible tension between a desire to risk connection and a need to maintain safety.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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Death, the past, art, longing, all of it sent whirling and made current by the two paintings.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Writer/director Sachs’ extraordinary new movie never breaks from the pair, and at times becomes like a documentary about the greatness of the actors themselves, Mozart possessing the soundtrack as Sachs and cinematographer Alex Ashe take longing, lingering B-roll of the performers.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Establish a deliberate pause between the urge to purchase and the decision to act.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Strolling along the Art District on Santa Fe and into this trove of inspiration for the first time last year poked a creative urge that has kept me coming back for more.—
Miguel Otárola,
The Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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These words describe a strong yearning to do or have something.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kim added that the pursuit of individualism in Korea coexists with a sense of community, rooted in Confucian values, and a collective yearning for freedom stemming from Japanese occupation and dictatorial regimes.—
Hanna Park,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Sleep deprivation has been shown to increase blood sugar fluctuations and food cravings.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
27 Jan. 2025
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Increased access to weight-loss and diabetes drugs can also help Americans reduce weight and cravings, O’Keefe said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Impulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impulsion. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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