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verb

past tense of influence

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Recent Examples of influenced
Verb
Mortgage rates are influenced by inflation, Federal Reserve policy and bond-market investors’ expectations for the economy, among other factors. Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 His vibrant, psychedelic style was reported to have heavily influenced the Beatles’ 1968 film Yellow Submarine. News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026 Tracing her journey from the Bronx to global icon, Lopez blends her most iconic hits with personal storytelling, featuring artists and songs that influenced her, and backed by a full orchestra, vocal ensemble and 16 dancers. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 The four-time NBA champion also said he was influenced by Golden State Warriors teammate Jimmy Butler and former NBA player Dwyane Wade, who also represent Li-Ning. Jessica Golden,alex Sherman, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 The relationship between estrogen and cognition is also influenced by factors including age, timing of treatment, hormone formulation and route of administration, Schulman says. Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Sep. 2026 The concert featured both solo sets from Osbourne and a reunion of the original Sabbath lineup for the first time in more than two decades, along with a murderer’s row of performers influenced by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026 Her musings on these solitary experiences in nature drew comparisons to Henry David Thoreau, who strongly influenced her work. Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026 That means, in turn, that measuring the clustering of matter can reveal details about the aspects of the universe that influenced that clustering. Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
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
Verb
  • Because the case was filed as a class action lawsuit, if a judge sides with the plaintiffs, that decision will apply not just to the 17 scientist plaintiffs, but to any researcher whose work has been affected by the term searches.
    Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The cuts affected all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with health, nutrition, the environment and disaster relief making up the largest share of cuts, the States United Democracy Center and Grant Witness organization found.
    Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Not so fast Not everyone is convinced growth will reach the dramatic level Anthropic lays out in some of its scenarios.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The long-time right-back never quite convinced in that role on Tuesday night.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Or if someone is 20 and hasn’t really lost anybody yet in this life, can they still be impacted by it the same way?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The coastal stretch from Norwalk to Westport was among the most impacted in the state, receiving 6 to 7 inches (15 to 18 centimeters) of rain Sunday morning, with rainfall rates reaching 3 to 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) per hour.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • The standard medical terms clinicians rely on may become distorted or polluted.
    Frank Naeymi-Rad, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Those numbers help explain what has impressed McDonald on film.
    Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Another team in the group that has impressed early is Joshua.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
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
Verb
  • Football cannot be expected to answer societal ills, but this is the sort of area in which the club’s foundation does its invaluable outreach work, a place touched by those statistics about deprivation and crime.
    Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Either the Raiders have one of the best offensive lines in the NFL, or the Dolphins have one of the worst pass rushing units this season because Kirk Cousins’ jersey barely got touched.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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