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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
Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Her songs—influenced by rock, punk, and reggae—are striking and confident and cathartic, but unconventional in ways that challenge the casual listener.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Nexstar denied Carr’s threats influenced its decision to pre-empt Kimmel’s show.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
As humans influenced forest composition with fire since the last Ice Age, the creatures who relied on woodlands thrived, especially birds.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Mortgage rates are not directly influenced by Fed action.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Longer-term rates are also influenced by inflation and other economic factors.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
During that same period, Blain is alleged to have offered or agreed to receive a bribe with the understanding that his official vote and judgment would be influenced, according to the document.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
Black voters were likely influenced by the economy as well, according to Ashley Konig, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University.
—Emily Chang, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Her songs—influenced by rock, punk, and reggae—are striking and confident and cathartic, but unconventional in ways that challenge the casual listener.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Nexstar denied Carr’s threats influenced its decision to pre-empt Kimmel’s show.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
As humans influenced forest composition with fire since the last Ice Age, the creatures who relied on woodlands thrived, especially birds.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025
Mortgage rates are not directly influenced by Fed action.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Longer-term rates are also influenced by inflation and other economic factors.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
During that same period, Blain is alleged to have offered or agreed to receive a bribe with the understanding that his official vote and judgment would be influenced, according to the document.
—Susan Gill Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
Adjective
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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
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Business executives, at least some, are less swayed by the hype and more level-headed about the costs and benefits of using AI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now everything else is being affected.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mental health and immune response are affected by how animals are feeling—and, as the rash of stereotypies suggests, captive animals are not feeling well.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Because Social Security benefit programs are considered mandatory spending by law, they are not impacted by the lapse in funding appropriations.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Without these two concessions, both Roach and Smith say their quality of life has been impacted.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Peter is convinced Jerry is the answer to his prayers.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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Somehow, the surveillance teams watching Zelocchi had become convinced Do was something else entirely.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The six players who arrived before the start of the season did not have a single minute of Premier League experience to their name, and only Ladislav Krejci has impressed so far, with even the Czech defender’s levels dipping in the last two games.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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As preseason practice ramped up, multiple transfers have impressed, with Wake Forest transfer Parker Friedrichsen and Penn transfer Sam Brown drawing praise from McKillop.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the other hand, SPCfw is more flexible, allowing the water molecule to bend and stretch, especially when forming distorted hydrogen bonds, as seen in ice VI.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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This is the first in a series of mysterious and increasingly frightening events that follow him through his childhood, all of it narrated in 'Penpal' by his adult self peering through a distorted lens of shaky, imperfect recall.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In retrospect it probably should not have been touched by sequel fever, but Hollywood at the time saw how The Godfather Part II did, and then Jaws, and just couldn’t resist.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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The ropes under my hands, touched lightly, lightly, felt somewhat frayed and old, and the ironwood slats under my feet seemed occasional.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In that environment, incomplete or out-of-context information is often snipped, packaged to fit predisposed narratives and then rapidly amplified across text, short-form video or audio content.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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