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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
These rates may be influenced by multiple factors, including differences in access to healthcare services. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 The researchers say the ancient escarpment may have influenced river systems, sediment transport and the flooding of continental interiors long before the rapid diversification of complex life during the Cambrian explosion. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026 Stanley Clarke, the bass legend and educator who has influenced generations of acts in Los Angeles, threw the Santa Monica International Jazz Festival in Tongva Park and at the BroadStage in Santa Monica in May. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Top McCain-Palin aides later acknowledged that backlash to the Couric interview, as well as Palin's flailing performance in other sit-downs, influenced the campaign's trajectory. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 Those promises influenced McCollough to quit her legal externship in mid-2024 and become Watts’ unpaid assistant, according to Colleen and three friends. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 Mortgage rates, for example, are influenced by the yields paid by government bonds (though there are other factors as well). — Rafael Nam, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026 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
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
  • Other markets are affected by the dire economic situation too.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Our thoughts are with William's family and all those affected by his loss.
    — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 20 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
  • During a subsequent forensic interview at the Children's Protection Center, the teen disclosed that the defendant touched her thigh and torso while tickling her.
    — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The port director also touched on comments made by Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc earlier this month, who cited that infrastructure at major global ports is being stretched too thin.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched

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