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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 persuaded
Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
From there, partiers mingle in the lobby, pose for photographs on a red carpet, and search out any celebrities who have been persuaded to show up.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The inexpensive studio space and the innovative community being formed by his gallery, Library Street Collective, persuaded him to stay.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
In the end, county officials were persuaded to act.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
But whether by happenstance or fate, a Kansas City cigar salesman warming himself in the store one day persuaded him that this was the place.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Whether or not one is persuaded of Shakespeare’s authorship or disputes it, there is no contesting the genius of the playwright’s art.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
In fact, his ally House Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded him to take it down.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Though each proposal has its own upside, from keeping people in their homes and creating long-term wealth to creating new homes, their negatives persuaded staff away from them.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
That performance persuaded Combs to run Dust Commander 15 days later in the 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass Stakes.
—Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
From there, partiers mingle in the lobby, pose for photographs on a red carpet, and search out any celebrities who have been persuaded to show up.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The inexpensive studio space and the innovative community being formed by his gallery, Library Street Collective, persuaded him to stay.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2026
In the end, county officials were persuaded to act.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
But whether by happenstance or fate, a Kansas City cigar salesman warming himself in the store one day persuaded him that this was the place.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Whether or not one is persuaded of Shakespeare’s authorship or disputes it, there is no contesting the genius of the playwright’s art.
—Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
In fact, his ally House Speaker Mike Johnson persuaded him to take it down.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026
Though each proposal has its own upside, from keeping people in their homes and creating long-term wealth to creating new homes, their negatives persuaded staff away from them.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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Associate Professor Nigel Beebe of the University of Queensland’s School of the Environment isn’t convinced.—
Ryan Brennan
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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State court records show Blueprint satisfied the judgment by last April.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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What has followed, a decade plus of stunning hockey played by the most talented hockey player on earth, has satisfied all desires but the most important one.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As fans stood for the opening run, a sprawling 23-piece backing ensemble — including six band members, eight backing vocalists plus returning Church muse Joanna Cotten, and a mini-orchestra with four horns and four strings — some swayed.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Are older pop fans more predisposed to embrace The Life of a Showgirl than younger ones?—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Persuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuaded. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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