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
If diplomatic overtures and negotiations do not persuade allies to adopt the same levels of restrictions proposed in the MATCH Act, the bill would direct the Commerce Department to invoke regulatory authorities that would force allies to cut off exports to China.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Cortés did not bring trebuchets from Europe but had been persuaded to build them mid-siege by an eager soldier who supposedly had experience with them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Those meetings persuaded Hill and Robinson that the Black community broadly supported an effort to obtain desegregation rather than mere improvements in the separate Black schools.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
These include persuading companies to hire them as IT workers—and the techniques used to trick me.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Cortés did not bring trebuchets from Europe but had been persuaded to build them mid-siege by an eager soldier who supposedly had experience with them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Those meetings persuaded Hill and Robinson that the Black community broadly supported an effort to obtain desegregation rather than mere improvements in the separate Black schools.
—Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
These include persuading companies to hire them as IT workers—and the techniques used to trick me.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for persuade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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The dynamic left senators convinced that the deal was the only way to move past their disagreements and reopen the Homeland Security Department.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even a free infrastructure project wasn’t enough to convince Maryland officials to work with Elon Musk.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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That explanation did not satisfy the project’s critics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keown added that restaurants are offering multiple types of pizza to satisfy a growing range of customer demands.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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