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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
Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The possibilities persuaded Malinin to apply himself more seriously.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Despite arguments from Cornish’s public defender, Erik Ellis, for his client to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, McCarthy said he wasn’t persuaded.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
McCabe also persuaded the victim to transfer ownership of his million-dollar Irvine residence into a limited liability company that McCabe controlled.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
My hair was terrible, brown and straight, growing out of a bob my mother had persuaded me to get.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Wilson persuaded Reilly to return to the studio; from then on, the Durutti Column would be Vini’s alone.
—Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Board member Allen Zeman, one of the staunchest advocates for closing schools, was not persuaded.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
Primary schools and universities were scouted for talent, training sessions with girls from age eight upwards were organised, and parents were persuaded that their daughters should play, despite traditional restrictions in Qatar on girls and women taking part in football.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The possibilities persuaded Malinin to apply himself more seriously.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Despite arguments from Cornish’s public defender, Erik Ellis, for his client to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, McCarthy said he wasn’t persuaded.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
McCabe also persuaded the victim to transfer ownership of his million-dollar Irvine residence into a limited liability company that McCabe controlled.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
My hair was terrible, brown and straight, growing out of a bob my mother had persuaded me to get.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Wilson persuaded Reilly to return to the studio; from then on, the Durutti Column would be Vini’s alone.
—Brad Shoup, Pitchfork, 24 Jan. 2026
Board member Allen Zeman, one of the staunchest advocates for closing schools, was not persuaded.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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Robin Wright stars as the well-to-do Laura Sanderson, who becomes convinced that her son’s new girlfriend, Cherry (Olivia Cooke), is out to get her.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Even Altman himself isn’t entirely convinced that sudden abundance will actually be a good thing for the average person.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Our top overall pick is the Davines Love Smoothing Shampoo Bar, which satisfied both straight- and curly-haired testers.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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But that wouldn’t have satisfied anyone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Business executives, at least some, are less swayed by the hype and more level-headed about the costs and benefits of using AI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 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 3 Feb. 2026.
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