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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
Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Visions such as Verne’s influenced most of the engineers and scientists that made human spaceflight possible, such as Robert Goddard and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who believed that humanity’s destiny is in the stars.
—Anastasia Klimchynskaya, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Jealousy of its neighbor influenced Georgia leaders years ago to try to re-create something similar in Gwinnett County, roughly equidistant from colleges in Atlanta, Athens and Gainesville.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Soukhaseum, who moved to the United States from Thailand as a child, points out that their diverse ethnic backgrounds have influenced many items on the menu.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
What to expect Attendees can expect a range of local chefs and vendors serving traditional fish plates alongside dishes influenced by a variety of cultural backgrounds.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Tsissios and his colleagues found, however, that tadpole cells appear to be worse at sensing oxygen than embryonic mice cells do—suggesting that tissue regeneration may be influenced by both levels of oxygen and the animals’ ability to sense it.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
These menus feature a singular cuisine influenced by the city’s the culinary resilience of those who cook and eat it.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Time and time again, pioneers of new platforms have also bought up content and influenced conversations about those platforms.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
Talk about the importance of having your team drive classic Jaguars and how that influenced the engineering of the GT.
—Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Visions such as Verne’s influenced most of the engineers and scientists that made human spaceflight possible, such as Robert Goddard and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who believed that humanity’s destiny is in the stars.
—Anastasia Klimchynskaya, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Jealousy of its neighbor influenced Georgia leaders years ago to try to re-create something similar in Gwinnett County, roughly equidistant from colleges in Atlanta, Athens and Gainesville.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Soukhaseum, who moved to the United States from Thailand as a child, points out that their diverse ethnic backgrounds have influenced many items on the menu.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
What to expect Attendees can expect a range of local chefs and vendors serving traditional fish plates alongside dishes influenced by a variety of cultural backgrounds.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
Tsissios and his colleagues found, however, that tadpole cells appear to be worse at sensing oxygen than embryonic mice cells do—suggesting that tissue regeneration may be influenced by both levels of oxygen and the animals’ ability to sense it.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
These menus feature a singular cuisine influenced by the city’s the culinary resilience of those who cook and eat it.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Time and time again, pioneers of new platforms have also bought up content and influenced conversations about those platforms.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
Adjective
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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.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 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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Fees for long-haul international flights are not affected.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected by crowds in Chicago that night.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Frequent appointments also impacted his academic performance.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Luddington has also had to navigate a recent health diagnosis that has impacted her daily life.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Tommie and her family were later convinced to move to the federal Indian reservation in what is now Hollywood, according to a Sun Sentinel news article from 2015.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Friedman, best known for his work on economic mobility with the Harvard economist Raj Chetty, has become convinced that the most important thing a student gets from an Ivy Plus education isn’t instruction or prestige or even connections.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There has been a similar situation with Gerard Martin, who has really impressed as a centre-back this season, converted from his previous role as backup left-back.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Philo has operated more efficiently in 11-on-11 settings and impressed with his instincts as a runner.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The cameras on certain 2023-2025 Chevrolet Malibu vehicles may display blank or distorted images, posing a risk to drivers, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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By 1996, every band with a guitar felt the pressure to crank its amps as loud as possible, and even indie pop fans heard the clean jangle of prior years give way to the distorted crunch and Psychocandy worship of bands like Black Tambourine and Henry’s Dress.—
David Glickman,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Borrowing costs across multiple European economies have touched multi-decade highs in recent weeks, with elevated oil prices driving inflationary fears and complicating how investors assess the future path of interest rates.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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His father and one of his brothers Liam said they were moved by how many people Conor touched in his short life.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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