power(s) of persuasion
noun phrase
: ability to persuade people
She used her powers of persuasion to convince them to buy the house.
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Trump instead seems to have put all his faith in his own powers of persuasion.
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Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
As coercive tools have become less effective, the soft power of persuasion has grown.
—Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2018
The lady has no filter—and fantastic powers of persuasion.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Use your powers of persuasion as Mercury retrograde aligns with Pluto.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
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Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
As coercive tools have become less effective, the soft power of persuasion has grown.
—Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2018
The lady has no filter—and fantastic powers of persuasion.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
Use your powers of persuasion as Mercury retrograde aligns with Pluto.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for power(s) of persuasion
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“Power(s) of persuasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%28s%29%20of%20persuasion. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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