overpersuades

verb

present tense third-person singular of overpersuade
as in talks (into)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpersuades
  1. influences
  2. convinces
  3. persuades
  4. induces
  5. brings
  6. brings around
  7. argues
  8. sells
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  • Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The Supreme Court heard a major case this week concerning an Intel retirement plan which could result in a decision that influences employers' appetite for private investments in 401(k)s.
    — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • AthenaZero is part of a more comprehensive research effort to understand how a robot’s physical construction influences its ability to manipulate objects.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of influences
Verb
  • There’s a real opportunity in the fourth episode to do something fun, or at least interesting, when Tyson convinces Russ to join him in smoking hallucinatory toad venom, but no flair or flourishes emerge.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Costner cited a scene in which Dunbar introduces the Lakota tribe to coffee and convinces them to partake by sweetening it heavily.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • Text-message codes can be vulnerable when an attacker persuades a mobile carrier to transfer a victim’s number to the attacker’s phone.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Mark is reluctant to put up their impressive Westside home as loan collateral, but Sam persuades him that the risk will pay off and the election is all but sewn up.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuades
Verb
  • While the Blue Demon induces perceptual disorientation, the Rooster privileges visual attention and the architectural discipline of gaze.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The drug induces a powerful loss of personal identity and a brief but total dissolution of time and space.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of induces
Verb
  • Since 2025, a Disney+ deal brings Spanish subscribers 300-plus hours annually from Atresmedia’s Atresplayer.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Jo, who is still desperately trying to earn her orange back, and more power to her, brings Alexis over to Heather for another pointless conversation.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • La Cocina serves fresh Mexican food on the sand and brings around a plate of gratis black bean tacos at lunch time, Buena Onda plates Spanish tapas in a set-back cove on the edge of the resort, and Toppu is perched in the mountains of Mandarina, emphasizing Japanese fine dining.
    — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The month of December typically brings around 2 to 3 inches of rain to the region, on average, records show.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of brings around
Verb
  • Nobody seriously argues that the gap proves our police, prosecutors, judges, and juries are biased against men.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The group is chaired by Amy Kremer, a longtime Tea Party activist who argues Republicans are missing an opportunity to lead on AI policy that doesn’t cater to big companies.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of argues
Verb
  • Coccinelle, set up by Francesca Breccia, sells independent titles on the international circuit, pairing films and their rights owners with buyers and distributors in a range of territories.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The company runs Medicaid plans in 29 states and sells individual marketplace plans and Medicare Advantage.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of sells
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