overpersuaded

verb

past tense of overpersuade
as in brought around

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpersuaded
  1. brought around
  2. convinced
  3. persuaded
  4. induced
  5. brought
  6. brainwashed
  7. sold
  8. influenced
Verb
  • After the trial, it was rumored that the jury had initially been split 9-3 for acquittal, and that the minority was brought around by the expert testimony.
    — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The initial move brought around 35 brands to Mexico for the first time, including Isima by Shakira, Peach & Lily, Orebella, Ulta Beauty Collection, Morphe, Bubble, about-face, Ouai, Half Magic and Kitsch.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of brought around
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  • The scammers allegedly convinced the victim to give them access to his Google Drive and provide security codes that allowed Lam and others to siphon off more than 4,100 Bitcoin, then worth over $240 million.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Russia denied involvement, saying Germany had planted evidence, but NATO is convinced this is the latest incident in the Kremlin’s long-running hybrid warfare campaign of sabotage and cyberattacks.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • Instead, Newcastle have persuaded a player with world-class potential to stay long term.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Like Shylock, Kaftan is persuaded by a Gentile into making an unwise and ultimately dangerous investment.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • It’s well known that psychedelics such as LSD can spark psychotic breaks, but meditation can produce altered states of consciousness almost as powerful as those induced by psychedelics.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ballmer built it as his monument to legitimacy, but its enormous halo scoreboard was constructed by Daktronics, one of the four team partners investigators found was induced to pay Leonard.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of induced
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  • That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Some of them are derelict minors who have been captured by the settler organizations, taken to outposts in the Palestinian territories, brainwashed, and taught to kill.
    — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026
  • How many people were brainwashed into showing up for a riot and then imprisoned for their actions over an idea that was never really theirs?
    — Will Cady, SPIN, 30 July 2026
Definition of brainwashed
Verb
  • California and Massachusetts have banned — via ballot measures — any pork sold in their states coming from farms that use these crates.
    — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Taylor can’t say he was sold the first time that concept was pitched.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of sold
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  • That means, in turn, that measuring the clustering of matter can reveal details about the aspects of the universe that influenced that clustering.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The rescue facility said surgery and treatment could not repair the damage, which influenced their decision to euthanize the animal.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of influenced
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