as in swaying
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as in affecting
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
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
While some parents, like Ring, are first to introduce these brands to their children, studies suggest parents aren’t the ones doing the majority of the influencing.
—Amanda Green, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025
My message was to stand up against this type of behavior and the danger of what influencing can mean on social media.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Christine Sloan, CBS News, 23 June 2026
But prediction markets may not be only influencing international affairs.
—Matt Motta, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Two technologies may both disrupt industries while influencing work in dramatically different ways.
—Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
According to the theory, each of these attributes contributes toward the most important influencing factor -- intention.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
Those reforms included the removal of decades-long fuel subsidies that kept fuel prices low, influencing retail prices of nearly every good and service in the West African nation and allowing the value of the naira to be dictated by market forces.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
Leading online reputation management companies are treating ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Bing Copilot as primary channels, monitoring and influencing how clients appear in generative search the same way SEO firms once approached Google's blue links.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Also influencing today's trade, the Bank of Japan has hiked rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 16 June 2026
But prediction markets may not be only influencing international affairs.
—Matt Motta, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Noun
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
While some parents, like Ring, are first to introduce these brands to their children, studies suggest parents aren’t the ones doing the majority of the influencing.
—Amanda Green, Parents, 30 Nov. 2025
My message was to stand up against this type of behavior and the danger of what influencing can mean on social media.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
The owner of the Carnegie Diner & Cafe in Secaucus says the World Cup's no-parking policy at MetLife Stadium is greatly influencing his bottom line for the worse.
—Christine Sloan, CBS News, 23 June 2026
But prediction markets may not be only influencing international affairs.
—Matt Motta, Fortune, 23 June 2026
Two technologies may both disrupt industries while influencing work in dramatically different ways.
—Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
According to the theory, each of these attributes contributes toward the most important influencing factor -- intention.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
Those reforms included the removal of decades-long fuel subsidies that kept fuel prices low, influencing retail prices of nearly every good and service in the West African nation and allowing the value of the naira to be dictated by market forces.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
Leading online reputation management companies are treating ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, and Bing Copilot as primary channels, monitoring and influencing how clients appear in generative search the same way SEO firms once approached Google's blue links.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Also influencing today's trade, the Bank of Japan has hiked rates to 1%, the highest level since 1995.
—Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 16 June 2026
But prediction markets may not be only influencing international affairs.
—Matt Motta, The Conversation, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influencing
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Naturally, all eyes were on Swift for much of the night, and the unapologetic fan of popular music did not disappoint — singing along, cheering, swaying, even holding on to her guy for brief moments.—
Shirley Halperin,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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No, in these cases, there wasn’t any successful swaying of opinion.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Britain's revolving door of prime minister, affecting both Labour and Conservative parties, accelerated in the wake of the 2016 Brexit vote to leave the European Union economic bloc.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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The redesign is under consideration because the current plans would cut off access to the Jefferson Viaduct, affecting drivers coming from Oak Cliff.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
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One of its executives, Anderson, defined agentic treasury as a control system for the movement of money, software that does not merely advise a treasurer but acts, moving cash between accounts, settling invoices, hedging a currency exposure, all with little human prompting.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The agent can run programs and complete requests without constant prompting.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Maybe the weight of chasing the record was impacting the elite striker?—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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For all its products, Klarna performs a soft credit inquiry to assess creditworthiness without impacting credit scores.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Noun
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There is no grand seduction scene.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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The seduction of despair can be intense, whether on the personal or the political level.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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And nobody should worry about impressing the chef.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Characterized by distinct voices and authentic stories with increasing universal appeal, Jordanian cinema is reaching new global markets and impressing ever more international audiences.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Noun
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But in a reversal from the last election cycle, the Urban Center, a pro-school-choice lobbying group, is behind at least 14 of the objections.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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The New Yorker reported last month that grassroots lobbying groups such as PACES (Parents for AI Caution in Educational Spaces) are calling on Mayor Zohran Mamdani to declare a two-year moratorium on generative AI being used in New York City schools.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
20 June 2026
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“Influencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influencing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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