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as in believing
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as in persuaded
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as in satisfied
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise
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Recent Examples of convinced
Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
At this point, Anna becomes convinced that Lexy/Catherine is the murderer seeking revenge.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Triolet isn’t convinced conversions are simply that easy.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Even as facial recognition has become more widespread, researchers remain convinced of its dangers.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Even as facial recognition has become more widespread, researchers remain convinced of its dangers.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Commenters under the post weren’t as convinced.
—Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
However, the Nvidia CEO has been less convinced of the immediate effects AI could have on the work schedule.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Disconcerted by the apartment’s elderly tenants and their overt interest in her pregnancy, Rosemary soon becomes convinced that her neighbors are using her as a Satanic surrogate and intend to include her unborn child in their demonic rituals.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The money was stolen after an unknown person posing as a man targeted a 70-year-old woman and convinced her to invest her life savings into an online crypto investment scam, according to a press release sent Monday by the Pleasant Hill Police Department.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Robinson was convinced the pulp covering him was his innards and that he was seriously injured.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Paramount’s relentless bidding reveals a leadership convinced that legacy content libraries are a durable advantage, yet the MGM precedent suggests otherwise.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Zingas, who previously skated in singles, and Kolesnik, who is Ukrainian, partnered in 2022 after their coach, Igor Shpilband, convinced Zingas to switch to ice dance.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Süel is convinced that bioelectricity is as old as life itself.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
The suspect convinced her to invest her life savings in the scheme.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The men, wearing dark civilian clothes and balaclavas, seemed convinced that these unfamiliar fillings posed a threat to their operational security.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
At this point, Anna becomes convinced that Lexy/Catherine is the murderer seeking revenge.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Triolet isn’t convinced conversions are simply that easy.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
Even as facial recognition has become more widespread, researchers remain convinced of its dangers.
—Emily Wanderer, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Even as facial recognition has become more widespread, researchers remain convinced of its dangers.
—Emily Wanderer, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Commenters under the post weren’t as convinced.
—Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
However, the Nvidia CEO has been less convinced of the immediate effects AI could have on the work schedule.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Disconcerted by the apartment’s elderly tenants and their overt interest in her pregnancy, Rosemary soon becomes convinced that her neighbors are using her as a Satanic surrogate and intend to include her unborn child in their demonic rituals.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
Verb
Simpson is a Miami target, according to 247Sports, and the Hurricanes previously convinced Ward and Beck to back out of the draft and play for UM instead.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
While Block is in the fourth grade, after his family moves from Indiana to Texas, his mother withdraws him from school, convinced that a traditional academic environment will stifle his budding writerly gifts.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
The money was stolen after an unknown person posing as a man targeted a 70-year-old woman and convinced her to invest her life savings into an online crypto investment scam, according to a press release sent Monday by the Pleasant Hill Police Department.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Robinson was convinced the pulp covering him was his innards and that he was seriously injured.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Paramount’s relentless bidding reveals a leadership convinced that legacy content libraries are a durable advantage, yet the MGM precedent suggests otherwise.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2026
Zingas, who previously skated in singles, and Kolesnik, who is Ukrainian, partnered in 2022 after their coach, Igor Shpilband, convinced Zingas to switch to ice dance.
—Alice Park, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Süel is convinced that bioelectricity is as old as life itself.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
The suspect convinced her to invest her life savings in the scheme.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convinced
Adjective
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The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Boyce is confident that as the season progresses and more results are in the computer, and as more teams get it together and report all of their results, the accuracy of the rankings will improve.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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Lost Lambs is a confident if uneven start for a morbidly funny writer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These manuals scratch the nostalgia itch, sure, but also exemplify a greater desire for offline, focused activities that can serve as a salve for our dwindling attention spans.—
Kristina Rodulfo,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
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The puck was mostly in Buffalo’s end, the Sabres were held without a shot for the first nine minutes and 20 seconds of the game, and Nikita Grebenkin was robbed of what looked like a sure goal by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen after a slick backhand feed from Owen Tippett.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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Business executives, at least some, are less swayed by the hype and more level-headed about the costs and benefits of using AI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For Ramírez, as for many others involved in international extremist violence at the time, the middle years of the 1970s undoubtedly brought opportunities to further their cause and violent careers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But there’s a lot of amazing people out there that are very accepting.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jan. 2026
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About that, though: Multiple surgeons have told me that patients of the GLP-1 era are generally more accepting of the scars that accompany tissue-tailoring procedures.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Convinced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convinced. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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