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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
Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
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
The pandemic also pushed Afi Maita to launch her own business, both in fashion styling and influencing.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
These 100 people represent the power of individuals to make significant progress in influencing the climate economy.
—Time Staff, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
However, another important factor influencing many people's choice of visual aids is the process involved in ordering and receiving their contact lenses.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Climate change is also influencing the frequency of major storms.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
McGrath helped pioneer makeup as a visual artform, influencing decades of beauty trends and a generation of makeup artists.
—Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
As a co-founder of SCI-Arc and a key figure in Southern California modernism, his homes continue to set the standard for how light, space, and the outdoors can coexist, influencing generations of architects and shaping the region’s architectural identity.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
However, according to the survey, competitive pressure is the top factor influencing pricing decisions, cited by 50% of CFOs.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Each man has had a gift at influencing.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
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
The pandemic also pushed Afi Maita to launch her own business, both in fashion styling and influencing.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
But critics question how her own business interests may also be influencing her advocacy for charter-friendly laws.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
These 100 people represent the power of individuals to make significant progress in influencing the climate economy.
—Time Staff, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
However, another important factor influencing many people's choice of visual aids is the process involved in ordering and receiving their contact lenses.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Climate change is also influencing the frequency of major storms.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
McGrath helped pioneer makeup as a visual artform, influencing decades of beauty trends and a generation of makeup artists.
—Tracee Ellis Ross, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
As a co-founder of SCI-Arc and a key figure in Southern California modernism, his homes continue to set the standard for how light, space, and the outdoors can coexist, influencing generations of architects and shaping the region’s architectural identity.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
However, according to the survey, competitive pressure is the top factor influencing pricing decisions, cited by 50% of CFOs.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Each man has had a gift at influencing.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influencing
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The turmoil affecting air travel prompted Delta Air Lines on Thursday to demand that Congress reopen the government immediately.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Constipation can occur with iron supplements by affecting gut bacteria and pulling stool-softening water from your colon.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another key feature of the new design is its 3-degree-of-freedom waist, which allows the robot to perform human-like movements such as bending, twisting, and side-swaying with precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Riccardo’s performance encapsulates that frustration and jubilation, carrying the film on his charming, swaying shoulders.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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In all, the layoffs are impacting close to 100 CBS News staffers, according to sources familiar with the extent of the cuts.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Affected airlines include Aeromexico, Volaris, and Viva Aerobus, impacting flights to cities like Houston, Newark, and Austin.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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James competed on American Idol season 18 in 2020, originally under the name Sophia Wackerman before changing her surname at the prompting of the judges.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Extracting valuable hypotheses requires careful prompting, iterative feedback, and a willingness to engage in a kind of dialogue with the AI, notes Swanson.—
Elie Dolgin,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Sep. 2025
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Eileen has freshly embraced sobriety, and has brought her manuscript with her in the hopes of impressing several key mucky-mucks in attendance.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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There were conversations about a young striker who was impressing at Southampton called Alan Shearer.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Your Venus sign and house placement can reveal where the sweetness and seduction come alive, so check where the love planet resides in your chart for more.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Taking inspiration from the Greek enchantress Circe, the fragrance embodies her mythical characteristics of seduction and power, alongside rebellion and creation.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Artificial intelligence is already touching many parts of the chip design flow—helping with placement and routing, predicting yield outcomes, tuning analog circuits, automating simulation, and even guiding early architecture planning.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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Vance liked the variety, the novelty of touching the new hair, the new her.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But my collection intentionally ignored the fraudulent exploits of billionaire heirs, tax dodgers and corporate magnates — defense contracts, government lobbying, bank accounts in Switzerland, shell companies in Panama, citizenship of Antigua and political asylum in London.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Bars and restaurants with five or fewer machines only face $500 fines, a low penalty that's the result of Tavern League lobbying.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Influencing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influencing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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