as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
an airtight argument is the only thing that will ever bring him around
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Recent Examples of bring around
For example, the affirmative action ruling a few years ago, and the subsequent legal test cases that are being brought around corporate practices that look similar to affirmative action.
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Chelsea is even coming over and bringing around her new boyfriend, who is a cardiologist.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The late-night great’s production company Worldwide Pants has inked a deal with Samsung TV Plus to bring around 4,000 hours of original video to the company’s streaming service, the firms said Wednesday.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
The event on Saturday, called Cultural Day, used to bring out about 2,000 visitors but this year brought around 800, Lotson said.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Megan Poinski, Forbes, 3 Feb. 2025
Chelsea is even coming over and bringing around her new boyfriend, who is a cardiologist.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 26 Jan. 2025
The late-night great’s production company Worldwide Pants has inked a deal with Samsung TV Plus to bring around 4,000 hours of original video to the company’s streaming service, the firms said Wednesday.
—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
The event on Saturday, called Cultural Day, used to bring out about 2,000 visitors but this year brought around 800, Lotson said.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring around
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Once children were in an orphanage, parents could be convinced – or coerced – into relinquishing them for adoption.—
Time,
Time,
15 May 2025
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His father just loved him and convinced him everything’s possible; in an Italian [household], these are clichés.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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For Syria’s new government, this will be their opportunity to persuade the new administration to do business with a country coming out of a devastating 13-year civil war and mend ties with a leader who was once aligned with the Islamic State and al Qaeda.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2025
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But when faced with high oil prices in 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biden flew to the Middle Eastern kingdom to persuade it to ramp up oil production.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Interviews with the soldiers and Russian opinion surveys show that such a truce would also fail to satisfy a large part of Russian society.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Designed to satisfy North American tastes, Nutella Peanut will blend the traditional creamy recipe from 1964 with the flavor of roasted peanuts.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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The new pope from Chicago brings some optimism that the city has an ally in a high place.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The latest cases in the county, which both involved people who had not recently traveled outside the state, brought the total number of measles cases in Arkansas to six, including four in Faulkner County.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2025
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Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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“Bring around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20around. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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