as in persuades
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 convinces
Ruben convinces Sonny to come back for one last shot at saving the team and being the best in the world.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Gwen sees dead bodies floating to the surface of a frozen lake, carving letters into the ice, and convinces her boyfriend, Ernesto (Miguel Mora), and Finn to drive out under blizzard conditions to investigate.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement With Lee Heon away, Jesan convinces Queen Ja-hyeon (Shin Eun-jung), Heon’s stepmother, to support her young son’s ascent to the throne.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
But over the course of the season, Ned convinces his team of misfits that actual reporting is the way to success — leading eventually to three nominations at the local journalism awards.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
That enduring support from fans like Barker is what convinces Lacob that San Jose was never just a stopgap.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Freire examines the conditioning that convinces people of the good, or at least the utility, of specific socioeconomic arrangements.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
This could be the kind of product that convinces some people to ditch their old phones for a new one.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
That person, who often is located overseas, contacts the victim — or convinces the victim to contact them — and falsely claims the victim’s identity or bank account has been hacked or compromised.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
Gwen sees dead bodies floating to the surface of a frozen lake, carving letters into the ice, and convinces her boyfriend, Ernesto (Miguel Mora), and Finn to drive out under blizzard conditions to investigate.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Advertisement With Lee Heon away, Jesan convinces Queen Ja-hyeon (Shin Eun-jung), Heon’s stepmother, to support her young son’s ascent to the throne.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
But over the course of the season, Ned convinces his team of misfits that actual reporting is the way to success — leading eventually to three nominations at the local journalism awards.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
That enduring support from fans like Barker is what convinces Lacob that San Jose was never just a stopgap.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025
Freire examines the conditioning that convinces people of the good, or at least the utility, of specific socioeconomic arrangements.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
This could be the kind of product that convinces some people to ditch their old phones for a new one.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
That person, who often is located overseas, contacts the victim — or convinces the victim to contact them — and falsely claims the victim’s identity or bank account has been hacked or compromised.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convinces
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The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cherry persuades Harriet to publicly expose Laura, to talk to journalists and manufacture a viral story.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Waukesha County cheers key step in the process For Waukesha County, Boardman's statement satisfies officials' hope that state transportation leaders are at least acknowledging the importance of I-94 locally and are following the steps necessary to make a project happen at some point.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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As part of a plea agreement, prosecution was deferred on an additional charge for menacing so long as White commits no new violations over the next two years and satisfies a number of conditions, including issuing a public apology to the victim, Adam Weatherford.—
Josh Wood,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There is a bus system (rides start at €2) that connects most of the major tourist sites in Palma, and a railway (round trip, €40) that brings passengers to some other sites, including Sollér.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Each mission to the ISS, each rocket launch, each experiment on human adaptation brings us closer to understanding how to survive in space.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Convinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convinces. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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