brought around

verb

past tense of bring around
as in convinced
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 brought around After the trial, it was rumored that the jury had initially been split 9-3 for acquittal, and that the minority was brought around by the expert testimony. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The initial move brought around 35 brands to Mexico for the first time, including Isima by Shakira, Peach & Lily, Orebella, Ulta Beauty Collection, Morphe, Bubble, about-face, Ouai, Half Magic and Kitsch. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 McMann and Ferrara said the macroeconomic environment has brought around a unique opportunity to invest in technologies to empower the future of work. — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025 Concern for their rising electricity bills brought around 100 people to a public hearing in Lawrence over AES's proposal to increase costs further. — Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 28 Aug. 2025 The military offensive has also brought around half-a-million protesters out onto the streets of Israel to urge Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire deal that would free the remaining hostages. — Molly Hunter, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 Kousser estimates that private individuals and groups, on their own, have brought around 92% of Section 2 cases in total. — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought around
  1. convinced
  2. persuaded
  3. satisfied
  4. brought
  5. got
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  • Viewers will come away convinced the world’s richest man mostly excels at self-promotion; they’ll also be frightened by the power he’s accrued.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Back on Wall Street, Keirstead of UBS wasn’t convinced taking Workday private was necessary, reasonable, or even possible.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • The suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, was detained following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized him from surveillance footage broadcast in the media and persuaded him to turn himself in.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
  • What finally persuaded Keitel was a lengthy passage written by Ferrara’s collaborator Zoë Lund, who also plays a woman with whom the lieutenant mainlines heroine.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • Fans of the genre will be satisfied by the whodunit – the question of how something happened and the mysterious nature of it.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Jil Sander was a perfect distillation of itself and satisfied a modernist appetite.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfied
Verb
  • But over the course of the past decade, an influx of entrepreneurs plus a comprehensive plan led by the city and REV Birmingham, a nonprofit focused on revitalization and economic development, has brought the center back to life.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Post-production brought three-hour Zoom calls over cuts and music cues.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Not long after, Singh got an email from someone named Oppenheim.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One of them got his start with money borrowed from his sister’s brothel.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
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“Brought around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brought%20around. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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