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
Otherwise, the state or large cities would need to pay huge sums to fellow CAP users to persuade them to forgo their water and let more vulnerable users stay wet.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, the data hasn’t yet persuaded carmakers enough to give up control of the dash.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
His passion project is to persuade policymakers to use history to improve their approach to governing.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Ingalls’ son played a key role in helping persuade the Canadian government to allow the Fitzgerald bell to be recovered, said Bruce Lynn, executive director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Still, the data hasn’t yet persuaded carmakers enough to give up control of the dash.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
His passion project is to persuade policymakers to use history to improve their approach to governing.
—John T. Shaw, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
Ingalls’ son played a key role in helping persuade the Canadian government to allow the Fitzgerald bell to be recovered, said Bruce Lynn, executive director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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The designations helped the campaign figure out which kinds of ads would appeal to certain voters — and convince them to go to the polls or stay home.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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And the compressed timeframe of the story ticks down to a hugely satisfying climactic encounter in the mountains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Each is ready in minutes, ideal for a filling lunch or a quick, satisfying snack.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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