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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
Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Two things persuaded Haagy to shelve his own plant research and zero in on the mystery of sky-darkening smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The Shah had been given a demonstration of the F-14 and persuaded Nixon to sell the plane to Tehran.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio’s roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez — now Venezuela’s acting president — to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—Joshua Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio's roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez – now Venezuela's acting president – to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
In his second term, however, some speculate that Nancy Reagan later persuaded him to move away from the Christian Right’s view that nuclear war was inevitable.
—Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
House Republicans aren’t all persuaded by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s attempt to defuse a bipartisan investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files — but some are appearing to waver.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
The jury found that the trooper and another radioed a false location to headquarters before entering the apartment, and one of them decided to plant a gun at the scene afterward before his partner persuaded him against it.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Two things persuaded Haagy to shelve his own plant research and zero in on the mystery of sky-darkening smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The Shah had been given a demonstration of the F-14 and persuaded Nixon to sell the plane to Tehran.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio’s roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez — now Venezuela’s acting president — to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—Joshua Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio's roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez – now Venezuela's acting president – to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
In his second term, however, some speculate that Nancy Reagan later persuaded him to move away from the Christian Right’s view that nuclear war was inevitable.
—Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
House Republicans aren’t all persuaded by Attorney General Pam Bondi’s attempt to defuse a bipartisan investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files — but some are appearing to waver.
—Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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Other honchos are not so convinced about going it aloe in Europe, however.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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Parents are even more convinced, studies show.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Miami also declined to offer Jovic, though there’s no indication that his inclusion would have satisfied Phoenix.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Several people wept and swayed.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 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 Apr. 2026.
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