dissuade

as in to discourage
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college

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Recent Examples of dissuade The idea that the justices make compromises on cases in order to advance certain positions is one that has been widely discussed, even as the justices try to dissuade any suggestion of dealmaking. Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 Captain Park tries to dissuade Jun-ho from scuba-ing to an island that Jun-ho recognizes as the place where In-ho shot him. Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025 European leaders, including Rutte’s predecessor, Jens Stoltenberg, have spent years trying oh-so-carefully to dissuade Trump from his positive views of Putin, his criticism of Ukraine, and his desire to impose punitive tariffs on the E.U.—with little success. Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 26 June 2025 The father also pleaded guilty to a felony charge of dissuading a witness and six misdemeanor counts of child endangerment. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dissuade
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  • While global finance institutions and investors have long been interested in diversifying to China, Beijing’s strict controls on capital outflows and relatively opaque system have discouraged large-scale buying of mainland China assets.
    Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • Recent research found that 340B-eligible hospitals secured substantial profit margins on outpatient drugs and that the program discouraged biosimilar adoption, favoring expensive brand-name drugs with higher 340B profit margins.
    Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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  • This can deter casual applicants and lift offer-acceptance rates later as long as the content is accessible for all.
    Susan LaMotte, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The argument is that, if landlords and developers see a rent freeze, they would be deterred from investing in new affordable housing.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 June 2025

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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuade. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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