as in to persuade
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 convince
That plan was never finalized due to logistical and legal complications, and not everyone today is convinced that an overhaul would be positive or practicable.
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
Despite a few recent converts, no one was there waiting to be convinced.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Weekly Newsletter Historian Joost Mertens argues that the voltaic pile was primarily important as a demonstration for others, since Volta was already convinced of his own theory from previous experiments.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2025
Reports of Tesla owners selling their vehicles, violent demonstrations at Tesla showrooms and anti-Musk rallies across the globe have convinced some consumers to search for an alternative.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 25 May 2025
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Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 26 May 2025
Despite a few recent converts, no one was there waiting to be convinced.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Weekly Newsletter Historian Joost Mertens argues that the voltaic pile was primarily important as a demonstration for others, since Volta was already convinced of his own theory from previous experiments.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 May 2025
Reports of Tesla owners selling their vehicles, violent demonstrations at Tesla showrooms and anti-Musk rallies across the globe have convinced some consumers to search for an alternative.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for convince
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convince
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For fifteen years, the Patriotic Millionaires have waged an earnest battle to persuade wealthy people to lobby for higher taxes on themselves.—
Evan Osnos,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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The filmmakers told me that Spiegelman’s free-speech run-in with the county school board was instrumental in persuading WNET to back Disaster Is My Muse.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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The service offers a number of filters for other dietary requirements, and satisfying taste and texture—not always a guarantee on ready-to-eat meals.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
28 May 2025
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Longer than a truck with a trailer (reaching up to almost 79 feet long) and weighting almost twice as much, Megalodon, ruled the oceans between 20–3 million years ago, frequently on the hunt for prey to satisfy its astonishing 100,000 kilocalories-per-day nutritional demand.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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That’s when Trump called for an aide to bring to him a stack of articles about violent attacks on white farmers and dim the lights to bring the room’s attention to a large flat screen TV set up along a wall of the Oval Office.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
22 May 2025
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Preliminary purchasing managers’ index data will be released for France and the U.K. CNBC will also be bringing you interviews from the Barclays leadership conference, focusing on energy, geopolitics and sector-specific challenges.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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“Convince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convince. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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