as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension
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Recent Examples of persuade
Then-President Joe Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child care workers.
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Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Then-President Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child-care workers.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Monday was an opportunity for opponents to persuade PURA.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Then-President Joe Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child care workers.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Then-President Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child-care workers.
—Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Monday was an opportunity for opponents to persuade PURA.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
Then-President Joe Biden successfully persuaded Congress in 2021 to pass $39 billion in aid for child care, allowing states to offer support to more families and subsidizing wages for child care workers.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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She's arrested, but the charges are later dropped when Stacy (Michelle Pfeiffer) convinces the coworker not to move forward with the charges.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
21 Mar. 2026
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Potentially, the largest unions can affect the outcome of a crowded, close primary just by convincing their own membership to turn out and vote for a particular candidate.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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The benefit to donors, in addition to the distribution helping to satisfy RMDs, is that the amount donated is excluded from their taxable income.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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With a spicy-sweet broth, fat pieces of white fish, and coins of petite potatoes, this feel-good bowl will satisfy from last snow to first bloom.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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