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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Knowledge-wise, science may be advancing, but, politically, its powers of persuasion are in retreat, in a moment defined, in many ways, by ignorance and narrow-minded grievance.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
So whoever replaces Powell may need to rely on their powers of persuasion on a Fed with more conflicting views.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The scenarios that Araujo’s team are devising are complex, filled with high-stakes challenges, tests of bravery and morale, and situations that call for using powers of persuasion and deduction.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
There is an old wisdom in political science that real presidential power, whether domestic or international, is the power of persuasion.
—Salena Zito, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
So whoever replaces Powell may need to rely on their powers of persuasion on a Fed with more conflicting views.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
The scenarios that Araujo’s team are devising are complex, filled with high-stakes challenges, tests of bravery and morale, and situations that call for using powers of persuasion and deduction.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
There is an old wisdom in political science that real presidential power, whether domestic or international, is the power of persuasion.
—Salena Zito, Boston Herald, 3 July 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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