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
Mishkin also wasn’t persuaded there were exigent circumstances to warrant shortening the 15-day window.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
For many owners, the nightly ritual of persuading a pet to leave the bed is an ongoing negotiation—one that frequently ends with the animal winning.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In public statements and interviews over the last week, Ladapo has given no information on the safety of childhood vaccines or tried to persuade people about their use.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
For many owners, the nightly ritual of persuading a pet to leave the bed is an ongoing negotiation—one that frequently ends with the animal winning.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
In public statements and interviews over the last week, Ladapo has given no information on the safety of childhood vaccines or tried to persuade people about their use.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.
—Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
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Despite their mass use, Manuylov hopes to convince various associations and research boards to conduct comparative field tests of the classic methods versus his own.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ciara recently opened up about a time her husband, Russell Wilson, convinced a teenager with leukemia to stick with his treatment, an act that wound up changing his story from coming to an end.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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To satisfy this demand, Nebius will supply Microsoft with dedicated capacity from a new data center located in Vineland, New Jersey, starting later this year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other tasters agreed these anchovies had a meaty texture, which made each fillet a satisfying several bites.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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