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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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  • Financials are one of the most Fed-sensitive parts of the stock market, because the central bank’s overnight lending rate target directly influences banks’ funding costs.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • El Niño is a cyclic climate pattern that influences weather around the globe.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of influences
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  • ClickFix has spread quickly because the attacker convinces the victim to take the final action.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Patricia Jones Macklin, an election protection volunteer with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, said she’s seen little that convinces her that voter fraud is a common issue.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuades
Verb
  • One of the women, Max’s mentor, Herschel, induces him to go to Malta, to work on a collection by a local poet, Ana.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Perfecting the work inch by inch, writing from the first word toward the last, displays the courage and fear this method induces.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of induces
Verb
  • Now a brick and mortar in the Greenwich Village for Fat Ronnie's brings the burger home.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • His name was brought up this week by Dave Roberts, because Kim brings speed, versatility and good defense.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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
  • From a university or donor’s long-term perspective,Ryan argues, this is only so much value in raising money to subsidize athlete compensation.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • What remained constant, Benítez argues, was his understanding of acting as work.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of argues
Verb
  • Last week, the owner of a location of the Gyroville franchise, which sells gyros in Doral, took to social media to speak about the impact the 287(g) agreement had on her business and the wider community.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For operators, that points to a first-time audience willing to try a new format built around drinks a cafe already sells.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of sells
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