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
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Songs were influenced by improvisational and bebop jazz, as well as gospel.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Charlie Hunnam plays Gein, whose story is terrifying and influenced classic films like Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Today the universe’s growth is most influenced by dark energy.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Was it influenced by your experience in making Barbie, another big, joyous Hollywood film?
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
But they were influenced by ourselves, and by Sabbath and by Purple, and the pioneering bands who came before.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
She is influenced by art, film, travel, culture and social media.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Arm-fat distribution is influenced by a mix of hormones, genetics, and lifestyle habits.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Gen Zers' social media- and internet-influenced subculture is changing language faster than their elders can keep up.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Songs were influenced by improvisational and bebop jazz, as well as gospel.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Charlie Hunnam plays Gein, whose story is terrifying and influenced classic films like Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Today the universe’s growth is most influenced by dark energy.
—Rebecca Boyle, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2025
Was it influenced by your experience in making Barbie, another big, joyous Hollywood film?
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
But they were influenced by ourselves, and by Sabbath and by Purple, and the pioneering bands who came before.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
She is influenced by art, film, travel, culture and social media.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Arm-fat distribution is influenced by a mix of hormones, genetics, and lifestyle habits.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
Verb
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Heat and humidity have also affected the Shanghai Masters, which is running alongside the Wuhan Open.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of passengers on dozens of flights were affected, with some having to sleep in the airport.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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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According to Harper, the crash impacted eastbound traffic and the eastbound lanes were completely blocked.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Few regions of the state won’t be impacted by the slower economy, though.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That had to be something that impressed you a little bit.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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What has impressed everyone at St James’ Park is that Woltemade carries it so lightly; to him, Bayern’s sniping is just froth.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the 13-episode epic, Our Blues’ Kim Woo-bin stars as Iblis, a Satanic genie who is utterly convinced of humanity’s inherent greed.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Wednesday night, the coach sounded even more convinced.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The top loft of the 1903 cast-iron Soho building hadn’t been touched in three decades.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 Oct. 2025
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Neve and Nala’s first encounter has touched so many hearts online, leading to more than 1,600 comments on the TikTok post so far.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of the super distorted stuff is getting really popular.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
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His band delivered distorted guitar, thumping bass and gritty percussion.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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