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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
Since their initial coming together, the oil and automotive industries have remained interlocked, the availability of oil influencing the character and direction of the car industry. Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Much like with Selena, Cruz has been influencing Beyoncé’s music for years. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026 As many people, including Clooney, noted, Wednesday night’s opening ceremony was essentially autofiction in reverse — a film that had been loosely inspired by Clooney’s life was now influencing events in his actual life. Nate Jones, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Sleep disturbances may also affect the body’s stress and inflammatory responses, potentially influencing digestive function. Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Sleep disturbances may also modulate stress and inflammatory pathways, influencing digestive function and bowel patterns. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 As for social media influencing, Sami often posted photos of famous athletes, WWE wrestlers and other celebrities. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026 And in many cases, the sources influencing an LLM’s view of a brand are rarely the ones the marketing team would have predicted. Joshua George, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 More of their money is flowing toward influencing local elections, according to the data. Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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
  • Another complicating factor is that whatever is impacting recent college graduates also seems to be affecting young people who don’t have a degree.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Harder to pay down debt The relentlessly high gas prices are exacerbating the affordability crisis affecting many Americans.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • That’s the future Google and other tech giants predict, with AI agents soon handling tasks on our phones without constant prompting, potentially freeing us up to do other things.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With the industry's current pace of innovation, leveraging AI and IoT is bringing within reach the ability to solve critical challenges impacting people's quality of life and sustainability.
    Alper Yegin, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Eala is the only player impacting ticket pricing to this extent (+96%)—no other session’s price increased even 25% directly following a scheduling announcement.
    Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Some Venus signs prefer seduction through mystery and minimalism, while others enjoy eccentricity or perhaps even maximalism.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • He was promoted into that global role in 2024, after previously impressing as Forest’s head of recruitment, following the club’s promotion to the Premier League in 2022.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 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
  • Emails indicate his hotel room was paid for by the lobbying group.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The bill would void any existing lobbyists’ certification immediately if they are convicted of corruption and require them to withdraw their lobbying registration with the Fair Political Practices Commission immediately after conviction.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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“Influencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influencing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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