as in compelling
having the power to persuade
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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Recent Examples of persuasive
And those are, to me, the real persuasive reasons to get off.
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Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
That sentiment perplexes scientists and environmental advocates, who say there is already persuasive evidence on the dangers of these chemicals that linger in the environment.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 2 July 2025
Many lack traditional business etiquette but show up with a more subtle social intelligence that can be winning and persuasive.
—Anne Chow, Fortune, 2 July 2025
The judge went so far as to suggest those responses might prove persuasive later in the litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
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Taylor Wilson, USA Today, 25 July 2025
That sentiment perplexes scientists and environmental advocates, who say there is already persuasive evidence on the dangers of these chemicals that linger in the environment.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 2 July 2025
Many lack traditional business etiquette but show up with a more subtle social intelligence that can be winning and persuasive.
—Anne Chow, Fortune, 2 July 2025
The judge went so far as to suggest those responses might prove persuasive later in the litigation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuasive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasive
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Having grown up just outside the city—and after a professional chapter in New York—he’s returned to find a design scene that’s evolved in compelling ways.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
18 Aug. 2025
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While Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles isn’t quite ready to say whether there’s now a choice to be made between Bridgewater and Trask, Bridgewater’s performance less than two weeks after signing provided pretty compelling evidence that there’s still plenty left in the 32-year-old’s right arm.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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All contribute to a convincing business vision and clear investment thesis that internal and external stakeholders can understand and convey.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Dream picked up a nice national TV win in San Francisco on Sunday, knocking off the Golden State Valkyries with a convincing third-quarter blitz.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But to date, there is no conclusive evidence that RL endows LLMs with reasoning capabilities that generalize beyond easily verifiable domains like math and coding.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The rest died from sea star wasting disease, providing the conclusive evidence the team needed, Prentice says.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasive. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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