Impact and Pierce

Impact

Impact verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

Usage example: the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life

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Pierce and impact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pierce" instead a verb "Impact".

Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless

Pierce verb - To go or come in or into.

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Impact and pierce are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impact" instead a verb "Pierce".

people	impact people	pierce people
ground	impact ground	pierce ground
way	impact way	pierce way
target	impact target	pierce target
Other words: player, walls, shields.

For this particular attack, Kizaru levitates into the air and fires a barrage of light particles from his hands, which can pierce objects as well as detonate on impact.

Source: Spam Attack
Trick Arrow: Hunters can enhance their arrows, allowing them to pierce through targets and even explode in various damaging fragments upon impact, making them deadly against groups of enemies.

Source: Video Game / Titan Quest
Similarly in Front Mission, Wanzers have a built in armor plating that reduces damage from any one of the three attack elements (namely Impact, Pierce and Flame).

Source: Damage Reduction

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