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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
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
People can be persuaded that community action should trump individual choice if a behavior, such as smoking cigarettes or driving while drunk, harms others who don’t engage in it.
—Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Holly Szmutko, of Chesterton, persuaded Bonta to promise a proclamation for National Donate Life Month.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Lebanese are hoping that Israel can be persuaded to hold its fire.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Chan persuaded Tay to go with him to the Buena Park home, where Chan and another teen beat Tay with baseball bats and at one point a sledgehammer while Tay begged for help.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
But these lopsided outcomes have not persuaded the media to treat the war as an American strategic success.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Cortés did not bring trebuchets from Europe but had been persuaded to build them mid-siege by an eager soldier who supposedly had experience with them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
One of Godard’s Swiss friends persuaded a pair of friends in Geneva to lend Godard a 35 mm film camera for the shoot, and one of these Geneva friends also served as cinematographer.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
The adviser persuaded Hanes to invest a few thousand dollars in an online cryptocurrency-trading platform, which generated impressive returns.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 12 Apr. 2026
People can be persuaded that community action should trump individual choice if a behavior, such as smoking cigarettes or driving while drunk, harms others who don’t engage in it.
—Marie Helweg-Larsen, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Holly Szmutko, of Chesterton, persuaded Bonta to promise a proclamation for National Donate Life Month.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
The Lebanese are hoping that Israel can be persuaded to hold its fire.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026
Chan persuaded Tay to go with him to the Buena Park home, where Chan and another teen beat Tay with baseball bats and at one point a sledgehammer while Tay begged for help.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
But these lopsided outcomes have not persuaded the media to treat the war as an American strategic success.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Cortés did not bring trebuchets from Europe but had been persuaded to build them mid-siege by an eager soldier who supposedly had experience with them.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
One of Godard’s Swiss friends persuaded a pair of friends in Geneva to lend Godard a 35 mm film camera for the shoot, and one of these Geneva friends also served as cinematographer.
—Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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But not everyone’s convinced this is the way to go for EVs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Apr. 2026
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Shunammite, the sharpest-tongued of Agnes’ friends, is convinced Daisy is a spy.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But those moves have not satisfied those in Israel intent on full occupation of southern Lebanon.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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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
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 14 Apr. 2026.
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