Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpersuaded
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McMann and Ferrara said the macroeconomic environment has brought around a unique opportunity to invest in technologies to empower the future of work.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025 -
Concern for their rising electricity bills brought around 100 people to a public hearing in Lawrence over AES's proposal to increase costs further.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
28 Aug. 2025
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By March 2024, the Street to Home pilot successfully convinced 116 people living on the subway to enter permanent housing, accounting for nearly 30% of the 397 housing placements made through the city’s end-of-line subway outreach.—
Jeffrey Ginsburg,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
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Last year, many were convinced American politics would be destabilized by videos manipulated by artificial intelligence, or lulled into a post-truth stupor by AI slop.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Martin, a breakfast station cook at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center, was persuaded to participate by Brian Reese, the resort’s sous chef and last year’s people’s choice winner.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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This is not the first time AI systems, induced to interact with other AIs or themselves, have acted surprisingly.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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Neurological evidence such as magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, is widely used in court to show whether and to what extent brain damage induced a person to commit a violent act.—
Christopher M. Filley,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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On Wednesday, the Nets agreed to a multi-team deal with the Los Angeles Clippers and Toronto Raptors that sent Chris Paul to Toronto and brought Ochai Agbaji, a 2032 Raptors second-round pick and cash considerations to Brooklyn.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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With the help of interior decorator Poplak, Diana brought a bright high-English style to her three-story marital home.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Landfair claimed that she was brainwashed by Kelly.—
Katherine Lam,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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The lyrics went beyond Evers’ white-supremacist killer, indicting an entire system that brainwashed poor white Southerners into hatred.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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The following year, the auctioneers sold a bronze participants medal from the 1920 Antwerp Olympics for £640 ($875).—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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The company sold a minority stake to Crestview Partners in 2023 after nearly 75 years of family ownership.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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The city is scheduled to host a half-marathon and two fitness events on South Beach in March, which also influenced the decision to adjust certain measures.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Overpersuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpersuaded. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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