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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
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 12 June 2026
They were persuaded by the details.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
The trio of actors spoke with TIME about how Spielberg persuaded them to believe in alien life, their encounter with fellow believer former President Barack Obama, and how the movie will continue to shift the cultural conversation around extraterrestrials.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026
Officers advised a social media content creator to have no further contact with an online individual who persuaded him to send naked images and video of himself and then demanded $800 to prevent the images from going to the creator’s online followers, police said.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
In 2016, the Tates persuaded John to move to Bucharest.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
That’s because people could be persuaded to sell shares off to wealthy investors for a quicker payout, rather than holding on to them and letting their wealth compound.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Amanda defended Cady when he was charged with the murder of his wife and unborn child, and ultimately persuaded him to take a plea deal.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Producers Roy Lee and Steven Schneider persuaded the powers that be to resume filming as is, but the nearly week-long pause forced Mollner to scrap the major river set piece.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Verb
The administration has persuaded several dozen countries to take in deportees who are not their own citizens, including African countries plagued by armed conflict, civil unrest and political turmoil, like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 12 June 2026
They were persuaded by the details.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
The trio of actors spoke with TIME about how Spielberg persuaded them to believe in alien life, their encounter with fellow believer former President Barack Obama, and how the movie will continue to shift the cultural conversation around extraterrestrials.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 10 June 2026
Officers advised a social media content creator to have no further contact with an online individual who persuaded him to send naked images and video of himself and then demanded $800 to prevent the images from going to the creator’s online followers, police said.
—Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
In 2016, the Tates persuaded John to move to Bucharest.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
That’s because people could be persuaded to sell shares off to wealthy investors for a quicker payout, rather than holding on to them and letting their wealth compound.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Amanda defended Cady when he was charged with the murder of his wife and unborn child, and ultimately persuaded him to take a plea deal.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Producers Roy Lee and Steven Schneider persuaded the powers that be to resume filming as is, but the nearly week-long pause forced Mollner to scrap the major river set piece.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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Days later, her condition continued to worsen, leaving her more convinced that something had been missed.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
14 June 2026
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Yet Dubi remains convinced the city possesses something no other Olympic host can replicate.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Green Dot founder Steve Barr stipulated that his group’s schools would be union represented — but that commitment satisfied only a small number of opponents.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The juxtaposition of glossy and matte papers satisfied the papyrophile in Nilsson while adding a chewy subtext for viewers.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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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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“Persuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuaded. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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