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adjective

as in swayed

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verb

past tense of influence
as in affected
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies

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Recent Examples of influenced
Verb
Today, Houston is at the center of a vibrant barbecue scene that offers those traditional styles alongside new ones influenced by Asian and Tex-Mex flavors. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026 The Deramas blueprint undeniably influenced other comedy directors such as Chris Martinez and Jun Robles Lana. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026 Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including inflation, broader policy rate decisions from the Federal Reserve and expectations from bond market investors for the economy. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 That's because mortgage rates are influenced by several parts of the economy, and inflation is only one of those driving factors. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 The people influenced by their politics overwhelmingly supported and joined the war effort against the Nazis, in part because of a commitment to fight fascism, which was seen as the mortal enemy of the international workers’ movement. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Additionally, per the outlet, Smallwood’s early release was influenced by his federal prison record and participation in rehabilitation programs. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Sign-ups influenced by AI tools made up close to four times the share of Stripe's new accounts in 2026 as in January 2025. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 That doesn’t mean I can’t be influenced by the new artistic direction fashion is taking, though. — Bianca Kratky, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
  1. swayed
  2. affected
  3. convinced
  4. impacted
  5. distorted
  6. impressed
  7. predisposed
  8. touched
Adjective
  • One man who isn’t swayed is Japan’s richest investment mogul, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of swayed
Verb
  • Farmers are among the hardest hit, with their crops set to be badly affected by soaring temperatures and lack of water.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • More than a dozen people were affected when a multi-family complex in Denver caught fire on Wednesday.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of affected
Adjective
  • Lakovic sees the ice well enough, but scouts aren’t fully convinced on that aspect of his game.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Dostie, who worked with a skilled cadaver dog, had become convinced that there were more bodies buried at Barker Ranch, the Death Valley outpost where the Manson Family fled after the murders.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • Her decision to run in the 20th Congressional District has created tension with Black Democrats who have already been deeply impacted by Republicans' mid-decade redistricting efforts in states such as Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama.
    — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Besides losing the ability to maneuver on its own, the almost 10,000-ton warship saw its galley services, toilets, air conditioning and potable water impacted, Comer said.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of impacted
Adjective
  • La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The most fateful night of my protagonist’s life—the night when her childhood best friend disappears on a black-sand beach—leaves her with a distorted recollection of what really happened.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of distorted
Verb
  • Patterson also impressed on loan at Millwall during the second half of last season, keeping seven clean sheets in 16 appearances for a side who finished third in the Championship.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The character is based on MGM’s Irving Thalberg, who was never impressed by Fitzgerald as a screenwriter.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of impressed
Adjective
  • Some people are more predisposed to being in a state of sustained levels of stress, such as individuals with neurodivergent brains – who also often also have sleep disorders.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of predisposed
Verb
  • The mark would say that Claude touched it, not that Claude made it.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for those of you who’ve spent many happy hours laughing at the Road Runner getting the better of his fanatical pursuer, you’ll be touched to discover that the two have a mutual respect and are even — gasp — friends.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched

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