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Recent Examples of induce Ricks had to introduce conflict and contrary opinions in meetings to induce richer discussion and honest evaluation of projects and their risks and benefits. Alice Park, Time, 17 Apr. 2025 By highlighting local sellers, Etsy could relieve some shoppers from having to pay higher prices induced by President Trump’s widespread tariffs on trade partners. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025 Keep scrolling - more smile-inducing stories await! Ronnie Li, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025 Labor was induced that day, and her son was born safely, but Tarrien wasn't out of the woods yet. Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for induce
Recent Examples of Synonyms for induce
Verb
  • Market selloffs cause many higher-income Americans whose net worth is significantly lower to reduce their spending.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • The clip caused a firestorm across social media yesterday, naturally, and while someone’s private relationship is their own business, this one has a way of entering the spotlight over and over.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Another factor that might hamper Chelsea’s attempts to persuade Rak-Sakyi to stay is what has happened to his brother, Jesurun.
    Simon Johnson, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Scammers convince you to take cash to a bitcoin ATM Her story highlights one huge red flag that consumers must watch out for these days — how scammers are convincing you to take cash to a crypto ATM at the local party store, gas station or grocery.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Behind the Southern delegates’ suspicion was a kind of post-October 7th trauma: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, in 1859, had convinced the South that the Black population was poised to rise up in bloody rebellion if given the chance.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The way to make this all possible, Democrats say, is by loosening the fiscal guardrails that were created on a bipartisan basis in 2017 and have allowed the state to generate continuous surpluses during Lamont’s tenure.
    Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming TV, film and gaming releases.
    William Earl, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For football fans who have been having withdrawals every Sunday (Thursday and Mondays too), the real action is still months away, but at least tomorrow’s NFL Draft can satisfy the itch a little while longer.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Each sandwich is crafted with 100 percent real butter, the best real cheese, fresh-baked bread and real garlic for a crispy, cheesy, satisfying bite every time.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Self Offense explores the fundamental dynamics of space and time in interactions, bringing it into conscious awareness to be used as a tool.
    William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The blaze has prompted the closure of some major highways and the evacuation of several thousand people.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • That has prompted Xinis to order depositions and written questions between the parties to determine whether to hold any Trump officials in contempt.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025

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“Induce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induce. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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