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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
Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The guests, influenced by a secondhand spirit of festivity, ordered a round of Melonades, a refreshing, bittersweet concoction of vodka, lemon, and cantaloupe, topped with a heap of crushed ice.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Insights such as his have influenced how capital is deployed.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The research adds to the understanding of the species and how populations adapt and survive in a landscape heavily influenced by humans.
—Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Take Inspiration from Cherished Memories Barry's decorating style is largely influenced by her family and childhood.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
At the time, Polis acknowledged the need for tighter regulations but said he was influenced to reject the bill after Uber threatened to leave the state if the bill passed.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The surge was influenced by visits the Navy and Pentagon made last year to Ukraine to study the comparatively inexpensive, long-range sea drones that country has used to destroy parts of the Russian fleet.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The gallery also has works by Robert Rauschenberg influenced by Duchamp, all from the Cy Twombly Foundation’s collection.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
Though Baudelaire was influenced by Poe’s macabre imagination, decadence never developed its own school in nineteenth-century America, then still a young country.
—Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The guests, influenced by a secondhand spirit of festivity, ordered a round of Melonades, a refreshing, bittersweet concoction of vodka, lemon, and cantaloupe, topped with a heap of crushed ice.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
Insights such as his have influenced how capital is deployed.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 1 May 2026
The research adds to the understanding of the species and how populations adapt and survive in a landscape heavily influenced by humans.
—Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Take Inspiration from Cherished Memories Barry's decorating style is largely influenced by her family and childhood.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
At the time, Polis acknowledged the need for tighter regulations but said he was influenced to reject the bill after Uber threatened to leave the state if the bill passed.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
The surge was influenced by visits the Navy and Pentagon made last year to Ukraine to study the comparatively inexpensive, long-range sea drones that country has used to destroy parts of the Russian fleet.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
The gallery also has works by Robert Rauschenberg influenced by Duchamp, all from the Cy Twombly Foundation’s collection.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
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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
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Meanwhile, the Pineland Road wildfire, burning since April 18, was 23% contained at 32,541 acres affected.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Around 900 flights each day are affected by GPS interference, according to Benoit Figuet, a research associate at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and founder of SkAI Data Services, which since 2024 has tracked such incidents on its site GPSWise.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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Fertilizer supply has also been impacted by the crisis, as one third of global fertilizer supply comes through the Strait of Hormuz.—
Wendy Cutler,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Last month, Russian Economy Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov publicly acknowledged that recent tax changes have impacted businesses.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Associate Professor Nigel Beebe of the University of Queensland’s School of the Environment isn’t convinced.—
Ryan Brennan
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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Senior midfielder Peyton Brolley, Mane’s sister, continues to be impressed by her teammate and sibling.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Frenchman was a constant threat and impressed with his silky link-up play.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The money’s all being made by people close to Jackson who want to tell a distorted narrative that really dishonors them.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Forget the glossy card-stock mailers with distorted images, designed to make your opponent look like an ax murderer.—
Steve Bousquet,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani touched on a very sensitive international debate ahead of meeting King Charles III on Wednesday by bringing up the controversial ownership of a British crown jewel.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The baseball field at the prison hasn't been touched since the building closed down in 2002, but the exhibition game is part of the centennial celebration of Route 66.—
Jackie Kostek,
CBS News,
30 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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