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influencing

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verb

present participle of influence

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Recent Examples of influencing
Noun
Suleiman Sami’s business, S Sami Services LLC, provides transportation services, event ticket sales and social media influencing. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026 When students graduate, they'll be prepared for roles in content strategy, digital influencing, brand development, social media management and audience engagement across industries. Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 Nicolas Matthew Scelfo of Brooklyn, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison after being charged with influencing, impeding, and retaliating against a federal officer by threat. Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026 Seven states have now passed legislation to regulate family influencing, but these laws mostly just ensure that parents set aside a percentage of earnings to compensate their children. Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026 Once dismissed as a side hustle or vanity career, social media influencing has rapidly evolved into one of the most lucrative—and measurable—jobs in the modern economy. Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 We are faced with a next generation of AI-enabled influencing that is readily undertaken on a massive scale. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Careers involving children, healing, cooking, interior design, real estate, food content, wellness, and lifestyle influencing thrive. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025 Since then, her career has expanded far beyond the brand, evolving into styling, influencing, and creative direction. Mecca Pryor, Essence, 22 Dec. 2025
Verb
The seed may have been employed as a painkiller or as a social and cultural practice still influencing its modern use. Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026 Omega-3s may help lower heart rate through their anti-inflammatory effects and by influencing the electrical signals in heart cells. Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 18 Sep. 2026 The Marine Mammal Center said it is not known whether the whale is simply passing through the Delta or whether an underlying health issue could be influencing its movements. Richard Ramos, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 The Fed indirectly influences auto loan rates by influencing the prime rate. Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Zimmermann said there’s been meaningful progress in the number of women leading global businesses and influencing important decisions. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Australia, meanwhile, is in talks to host data centers for OpenAI to train its models, with a view toward Canberra influencing the tech’s global development. Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Immediately afterward, a second microwave pulse flips the atom into the opposite state, so the superposition that’s flying upward changes into magnetically blind one, and starts falling under gravity with no other forces influencing it. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 Consequently, the ramifications of Japan's policy changes are no longer confined to the yen and domestic markets, but are fast becoming a key variable influencing global interest rates and capital flows. CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influencing
Noun
  • Gerber was just 18 at the time, and appeared in the cover swaying and singing with Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
  • To me, what emerges from this swaying feels more natural than simply forging ahead with a predetermined, easily understood logic.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Aging networks face fresh scrutiny The outage came on the same day the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report examining cybersecurity risks affecting aircraft communications and FAA systems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Iran media reports, however, suggest the shortages are far more wide-reaching, affecting everything from antidepressants to insulin and pregnancy medications.
    Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Bell told me about an instance when a friend stayed over, cleaned out her garbage disposal, and ordered her new sponges, all without any prompting.
    Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • An agentic system pursues a goal across multiple steps—retrieving data, calling APIs, applying business rules, making decisions and handing off exceptions—with limited human prompting along the way.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As well as impacting the cost of personal loans and mortgages, the uptick in interest rate expectations is a growing problem for the British government as the servicing of its debt accounts for a higher proportion of its spending.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The outage is impacting traffic signals and businesses in the area.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In the darkness of Recife’s mangroves, a young man’s search for desire leads him into a world where seduction and violence become impossible to escape.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • So, imagine what happens when the planet of love, seduction and relationship dynamics transits Scorpio’s Plutonian territory.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The third-round pick out of USC was one of the stars of Ravens training camp, impressing in practices and scoring a touchdown in the team’s first preseason game.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Granite Bay’s Isaiah Ene earns keep A four-year varsity starter at Granite Bay High in Placer County, Isaiah Ene earned his playing time in the opener after impressing coaches at running back in fall camp.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Kyl stayed for less than four months before rejoining lobbying firm Covington and Burling.
    JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • AmCham Myanmar's allegations against Castillo center around his lobbying effort aimed at generating interest in doing business with the restive Southeast Asian nation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Influencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influencing. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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