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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 influencing
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The draft guidance could shape clinical trial designs, labeling considerations and FDA review expectations for future prescription non-opioid analgesics seeking approval for chronic pain indications, potentially influencing investment and development priorities in the pharmaceutical industry.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Importance of Connections The findings also show that students believe that professional connections are increasingly important in influencing their employment outcomes.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Illustrations can be as powerful as photographs and their visual imagery often lives on, influencing our subconscious.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Some researchers have proposed that these traits evolved in tandem, each influencing the development of the other.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
As Tame Impala, Kevin Parker has spent the last ten years influencing musicians as seemingly disparate as Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty and British pop princess Dua Lipa.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The monitors helped study participants needs such as food and restroom breaks, but the monitors were instructed not to provide any therapy to avoid influencing the study's results.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The primordial magnetic fields likely increased the cosmic web’s density, which would have sped up the formation of stars and galaxies, thereby influencing the universe’s current structure.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Negotiation and influencing skills are critical capabilities that the candidates can highlight as a testament to their ability to navigate the organizational dynamics, maneuver tricky situations and secure buy-in from detractors, if any.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
The format grants viewers unprecedented control over programming elements, from influencing contestant challenges involving current events and social issues to deciding elimination outcomes and performance selections.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
The draft guidance could shape clinical trial designs, labeling considerations and FDA review expectations for future prescription non-opioid analgesics seeking approval for chronic pain indications, potentially influencing investment and development priorities in the pharmaceutical industry.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Importance of Connections The findings also show that students believe that professional connections are increasingly important in influencing their employment outcomes.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Illustrations can be as powerful as photographs and their visual imagery often lives on, influencing our subconscious.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
Some researchers have proposed that these traits evolved in tandem, each influencing the development of the other.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
As Tame Impala, Kevin Parker has spent the last ten years influencing musicians as seemingly disparate as Atlanta rapper Lil Yachty and British pop princess Dua Lipa.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The monitors helped study participants needs such as food and restroom breaks, but the monitors were instructed not to provide any therapy to avoid influencing the study's results.
—Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The primordial magnetic fields likely increased the cosmic web’s density, which would have sped up the formation of stars and galaxies, thereby influencing the universe’s current structure.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influencing
Verb
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However, that is reportedly affecting the relationship between King Charles and Prince William.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Sep. 2025
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However, an anonymous former OLCA employee said the department is experiencing significant cuts, potentially affecting how well the agency can help Congress identify Social Security problems in certain areas.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yet somehow, in a medium of heavy copper, Fischl captures the lithe, swaying, physical vitality of Ashe, as well as the high-mindedness of the man who was so committed to social causes.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
30 Aug. 2025
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Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Kirkham says that the tendency for microlearning lessons to move quickly and reduce each concept down to a short explanation risks impacting the overall quality of learning, and can prevent the opportunity for healthy debate and discussion within the classroom.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
10 Sep. 2025
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Understanding that a hot exo-atmosphere would be large and inflated in size, and that graphite would absorb practically all of the starlight impacting that atmosphere if there were a high-altitude layer of it, represents a fascinating scenario for explaining the features of these planets.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By generating comprehensive solutions with minimal prompting, ChatGPT-5 removes the need for these mental rehearsals, creating a skill gap between competence and performance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Computer scientist Peter Burke has unveiled a robot that uses generative AI models to train its brain and host hardware, subject to proper prompting by handlers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The visiting Boxers have garnered attention with quarterback Marcio Semedo impressing at this summer’s Northeast 7v7 tournament.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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By all indications out of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Frankenstein is impressing most Rotten Tomatoes critics.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Saturday’s forecast for Columbia calls for high heat and humidity, with temperature perhaps touching 97 degrees Fahrenheit.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Even Roki Sasaki seemed to find some velocity in his most recent outing in the minors, touching 100 mph several times.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two initial votes against Johnson’s Speakership flipped under intense lobbying from the White House.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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Companies calculate their shrink rate based on a physical count of their inventory on hand, which most take once or twice a year, according to the National Retail Federation, a top lobbying group for the industry.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Influencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influencing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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