as in swayed
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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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Verb
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Additionally, taxpayers in Los Angeles County, California, affected by the devastating wildfires in January have until October 15 to file their tax returns for 2024.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025 -
Hitting that figure would rely deeply on the $880 billion charged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, which means Medicaid would necessarily be affected.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For me, balancing family and the creative lifestyle and more, time is definitely about distorted moments.—
Roberta Naas,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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For Saturday’s show — which ran despite the June edition of London Fashion Week being cancelled by the British Fashion Council — Rose presented looks that twisted, stretched, distorted and shrunken outerwear staples including puffa jackets, trench coats.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Life is a warped jigsaw puzzle: The pieces of the normal and the abnormal do not fit together.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 June 2025
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The series, which premiered in May, blends cinematic storytelling with Segura’s signature warped sense of humor, taking audiences through a series of unsettling and often outrageous scenarios.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 June 2025
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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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