as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension
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Recent Examples of persuade
The bill comes as the state grapples with how to persuade insurance companies to continue doing business in California amid increasingly destructive wildfire seasons.
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Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Policymakers need to get inside the heads of these people, understand what motivates them, and find better ways to persuade them.
—Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The shaky economic data could persuade the Federal Reserve to hold off on making more rate cuts, experts said.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
Editors’ Picks The lawyers said that neither of Mr. Duffy’s arguments were likely to persuade the court, partly because the federal judge overseeing the M.T.A.’s lawsuit, Lewis J. Liman, had recently dismissed elements of those theories in other cases related to congestion pricing.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
Policymakers need to get inside the heads of these people, understand what motivates them, and find better ways to persuade them.
—Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The shaky economic data could persuade the Federal Reserve to hold off on making more rate cuts, experts said.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2025
Editors’ Picks The lawyers said that neither of Mr. Duffy’s arguments were likely to persuade the court, partly because the federal judge overseeing the M.T.A.’s lawsuit, Lewis J. Liman, had recently dismissed elements of those theories in other cases related to congestion pricing.
—Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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Scammers convince you to take cash to a bitcoin ATM Her story highlights one huge red flag that consumers must watch out for these days — how scammers are convincing you to take cash to a crypto ATM at the local party store, gas station or grocery.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Behind the Southern delegates’ suspicion was a kind of post-October 7th trauma: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, in 1859, had convinced the South that the Black population was poised to rise up in bloody rebellion if given the chance.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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During a hearing on Monday, Sweeney expressed skepticism that the 24 hours notice that the administration had pledged to provide would satisfy the U.S. Supreme Court's April 7 order requiring migrants be given the opportunity to challenge their removals in court.—
Luc Cohen,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Each sandwich is crafted with 100 percent real butter, the best real cheese, fresh-baked bread and real garlic for a crispy, cheesy, satisfying bite every time.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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