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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
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
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Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The New York Times reported SpaceX’s stock price, which has slid since its debut on the public market, was a factor that influenced OpenAI to delay its IPO plans.
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Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
What truly influenced my writing was the ancient Chinese I Ching (Book of Changes).
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
This injection of cash was largely driven by gains in private wages and salaries alongside a boost in farm proprietors’ income, which was influenced by a second round of USDA Supplemental Disaster Relief payments, the BEA said.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Health care decisions are still too often influenced by stereotypes rather than evidence.
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Michelle Sie Whitten,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Having grown up in the Philippines and surrounded by the music her parents loved, Leus saw an opportunity to pay homage to the artists who influenced her life while also raising awareness of Filipino music and artists from both older and newer generations.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 June 2026
To better understand the impact of family support, CNN is looking to speak with people whose ability to buy a home, pay for education, start a business, weather a job loss or build wealth was influenced by money or assets received from relatives.
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Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Verb
Investigators said interviews with Sayer after his arrest indicated he was influenced by the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 that left 13 dead.
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Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The New York Times reported SpaceX’s stock price, which has slid since its debut on the public market, was a factor that influenced OpenAI to delay its IPO plans.
—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
What truly influenced my writing was the ancient Chinese I Ching (Book of Changes).
—
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
This injection of cash was largely driven by gains in private wages and salaries alongside a boost in farm proprietors’ income, which was influenced by a second round of USDA Supplemental Disaster Relief payments, the BEA said.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
25 June 2026
Health care decisions are still too often influenced by stereotypes rather than evidence.
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Michelle Sie Whitten,
STAT,
25 June 2026
Having grown up in the Philippines and surrounded by the music her parents loved, Leus saw an opportunity to pay homage to the artists who influenced her life while also raising awareness of Filipino music and artists from both older and newer generations.
—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
19 June 2026
To better understand the impact of family support, CNN is looking to speak with people whose ability to buy a home, pay for education, start a business, weather a job loss or build wealth was influenced by money or assets received from relatives.
—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
Adjective
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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.
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As fans stood for the opening run, a sprawling 23-piece backing ensemble — including six band members, eight backing vocalists plus returning Church muse Joanna Cotten, and a mini-orchestra with four horns and four strings — some swayed.
Verb
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Street vendors offer lower prices compared to his, which have been affected by high inflation.
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There was not a single prospect available, or even theoretically available, who would have positively affected winning in the immediate future more than Lendeborg.
Adjective
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But some are less convinced that regenerative farming can help to mitigate climate change.
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But not everyone is convinced robots should be used as babysitters or elderly care workers.
Verb
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The State of Colorado is mourning this tremendous loss alongside everyone who was impacted by Lynn.
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The Federal Reserve has found around 60 colleges are closing every year, a rate that has ramped up significantly over the past decade and almost exclusively impacted private institutions with small student bodies.
Adjective
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Through a slurry of distorted guitars and deadpan singing, the album brushes against grief, addiction, and abandonment through a layer of gauzy nonchalance.
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Latvian intelligence argues that Putin is not only looking for ways to pressure NATO countries to back off Ukraine, but may also be receiving distorted assessments from inside his own system — raising the risk that Russia could misjudge Western resolve.
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While the original impressed us with its ability to enhance product absorption and boost radiance, the new Booster Pro X2 doubles down with stronger output, dual-electrode technology, and seven treatment modes designed to improve everything from dull skin to large pores.
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In our full review, we were impressed by the Ryzen AI Max processor's ability to leverage system RAM as VRAM for high-end graphics performance without a dedicated GPU.
Adjective
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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.
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Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot.
Verb
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Samples from the pockets of Walton’s jeans were tested and the results showed the one that was turned inside likely had been touched by Shockley, but not by Powell.
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Nejat, who now works for another unionized airline, said no instructors touched trainees during uniform checks there.
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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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