as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club
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as in causing
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the medication induced labor
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as in persuading
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police
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as in provoking
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Recent Examples of inducing
Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Both feature impressive, highly demanding central performances, goosebump-inducing music courtesy of Oscar winner Daniel Blumberg, and sumptuous world building.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
Expect tear-inducing moments, soaring poetry and palpable romance, all courtesy of stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
However, Garrett seems to want to have it both ways with the character (who’s writing her dissertation on virtue ethics), giving her integrity but then undermining her with doubts and eyeroll-inducing Gen Z clichés.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
The numbers were vertigo-inducing.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Stress relief during one of the most anxiety-inducing times in a student's life.
—Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Carrie Bradshaw, frankly, has always been a mess — a beautiful, cringe-inducing, selfish, couture-wearing mess.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Baseball Savant shows the Astros' lefty being in the 98th percentile for inducing ground balls.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Here in his little 80-page grin-inducing edition published by Titan Books featuring those intimidating Klingons during their downtime, Spiotto lets his imagination run rampant in envisioning just what existence is like after the antagonism and combat plans are put away.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Both feature impressive, highly demanding central performances, goosebump-inducing music courtesy of Oscar winner Daniel Blumberg, and sumptuous world building.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
Expect tear-inducing moments, soaring poetry and palpable romance, all courtesy of stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Paranoia-inducing fictions like Wells’s aside, the public came to view Martians not as monsters but as representatives of a higher civilization—as angels, even, at a time when new science was shaking old religious certainties.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
However, Garrett seems to want to have it both ways with the character (who’s writing her dissertation on virtue ethics), giving her integrity but then undermining her with doubts and eyeroll-inducing Gen Z clichés.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
The numbers were vertigo-inducing.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Stress relief during one of the most anxiety-inducing times in a student's life.
—Allen Adamson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducing
Verb
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San Francisco’s star defensive end tackled running back Ken Walker III for no gain on first-and-5 from the 9-yard line, then pushed right tackle Abe Lucas back in the pocket on second down, causing Darnold to fumble.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Across the country, concern has arisen over improper uses of restraint and seclusion causing physical and mental harm — and sometimes even death — to students.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Stage, whose Oakland hills home barely escaped the deadly 1991 firestorm, and whose work as president of the Oakland FireSafe Council involves persuading residents to adopt Zone 0 measures, said the study would be a helpful, persuasive tool.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To other researchers not involved in the project, the images in the paper and the revelations about the tubules’ structure are thought-provoking.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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Adam Crafton’s interview with him was thought-provoking.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Transactions across 300 stores, e-commerce, loyalty scans, TikTok Shop sales, creator posts, and affiliate conversions all flow into systems built by Chief Digital and Information Officer Shirley Gao.—
Jamie Gutfreund,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Williams and the Bears began to stall completely on securing crucial third down conversions.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Officials are now working on drafting new rules and licensing regulations that would change that, creating a new type of marijuana business allowed in the city after voters legalized recreational marijuana statewide in 2022.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Millions will die, but society will finally get serious about creating adequate fail-safes for this new technology.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While speaking on a panel at the opening of the movie, which details the life and career of actor John Candy, who died at 43 in 1994, Reynolds revealed that his 2-year-old son, Olin, played a key part in convincing Bill Murray, 74, to have a role in the documentary.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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And the amount of self-persuasion that goes into convincing yourself to do something like that might be a problem.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If one partner hesitates, resist the urge to fill the space with persuasion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But whoever said that is clearly not of the female persuasion.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Rehmeier’s regular cinematographer Jean-Philippe Bernier brings an appropriate warmth to the film’s visual palette, generating a dreamlike tone to the imagery befitting the protagonists’ self-image.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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Files are stored under your control, and when generating sensitive or NSFW content, users can mark outputs as private.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Inducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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