OVERPERSUADED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

overpersuaded

verb

past tense of overpersuade

as in brought around

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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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Ultimately, what convinced many of her colleagues was the reassurance that citizens would not have decisional power; the parliament had a duty to consider their recommendations but could decide not to adopt them.

— Esther King, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026
Kim, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, also said he was not convinced Republicans would work with Democrats next year to roll back or delay the scheduled Medicaid cuts.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of convinced

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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

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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

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In 2015, a Tourbillon Souverain Blue in tantalum sold for 550,000 Swiss francs (about $547,000), four times the price of the platinum version.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026
Without any further time with the iPhone Duo, no one appears to know whether the cases sold by Apple would require this feature to be enabled.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of sold

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Mortgage rates are influenced by inflation, Federal Reserve policy and bond-market investors’ expectations for the economy, among other factors.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
His vibrant, psychedelic style was reported to have heavily influenced the Beatles’ 1968 film Yellow Submarine.

— News Desk, Artforum, 17 Sep. 2026

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