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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
CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
His background at Brider and high-end Boulder restaurant Oak at Fourteenth influenced the offerings.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the US economy, is more influenced by the state of the labor market; specifically, whether layoffs are rising more than usual or not.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Both heavily influenced Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law and the Build Back Better Act, centered on the economy and clean energy, though their powers were notably leveraged to the max under a 50-50 Democratic majority.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Barsotti took inspiration from the Byzantine, Roman, Greek, French and Spanish people who influenced the food in Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The oscillations are influenced by the structure of the Sun's interior, which is defined by flows of plasma within the convective layer.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Health is influenced not only by clinical care but also by lifestyle choices, daily movement and meaningful relationships—including those with our pets.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
His background at Brider and high-end Boulder restaurant Oak at Fourteenth influenced the offerings.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026
Consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the US economy, is more influenced by the state of the labor market; specifically, whether layoffs are rising more than usual or not.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Both heavily influenced Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure law and the Build Back Better Act, centered on the economy and clean energy, though their powers were notably leveraged to the max under a 50-50 Democratic majority.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
Barsotti took inspiration from the Byzantine, Roman, Greek, French and Spanish people who influenced the food in Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The oscillations are influenced by the structure of the Sun's interior, which is defined by flows of plasma within the convective layer.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
Adjective
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Several people wept and swayed.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Our team will continue exploring ways to reduce tick exposure that will benefit homeowners and affected communities.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Still, the attack may have affected numerous software developers considering Axios’s reach.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Around 19,000 Corewell Health patients have been impacted by a data breach that happened in 2024, the nonprofit said Friday.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Major exporters such as Brazil may also be impacted and need to reduce production, which would have a spillover effect into global markets.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Other honchos are not so convinced about going it aloe in Europe, however.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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Parents are even more convinced, studies show.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Everyone in Washington’s lineup had at least one hit, and Foster Griffin impressed in his first MLB action since 2022.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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Seeing how well Caldwell handled himself on the rock immediately impressed her.—
Namir Khaliq,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The album opens with droning, distorted guitars, a funereal chug enlivened by unexpectedly gargantuan drums.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Over the years, my conversations with Frank touched on topics ranging from specific projects to broader architectural questions.—
Rem Koolhaas,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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McCollum challenged the call and won; Fland had touched it last.—
Maura Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Are older pop fans more predisposed to embrace The Life of a Showgirl than younger ones?—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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