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as in proponent
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Recent Examples of persuader
Foster has always been an innovator, a persuader and a networker.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
But Democrats believe their messaging on health care access will be the real persuader next year.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 July 2025
George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
But Democrats believe their messaging on health care access will be the real persuader next year.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 8 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuader
Noun
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But proponents of the industry claim that the environmental costs still net out as a plus since the space data centers take processing off the fossil-fuel-burning grid.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Jan. 2026
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One of the biggest proponents of the capri resurgence, the supermodel has been making a stylish case for cropped pants since last summer—and her latest iteration takes the divisive Noughties silhouette into Italian girl style territory.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Jeff Hoffman has been both a carrying force and anxiety inducer at times this year.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To commit the killings, the doctor allegedly administered an anesthetic inducer and a muscle relaxant to his patients without their knowledge or consent, according to prosecutors.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The friend who went to the nightclub with Rodriguez, and was at the apartment while she was raped, confronted the promoter who first invited them to the club the next day, according to the lawsuit.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The tour will be a nostalgia rush filled with era-defining hits, as the tour’s promoter Live Nation describes it.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, law enforcement leaders, civil rights advocates and other legal experts have decried how ICE agents and other federal officers have been flouting best practices when making street arrests, conducting crowd control and maintaining public safety amid mass protests.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in that two-century history.—
Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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To facilitate the transport, Citizens is building four new booster stations, which keep the water moving, and about 52 miles of transmission mains.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now in full force, filling the choral terrace, the Dallas Symphony Chorus sang stirringly, although, as Walton intended, a smaller contingent of the singers evoked the praise of prophets, apostles and martyrs.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The story begins when the apostle Paul, who spread Jesus’ gospel more than any other follower in early Christianity, visits the city of Iconium, in modern-day Turkey.—
Christy Cobb,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2026
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In 1989, the public came out to mourn the death of a reformist leader, Hu Yaobang; these gatherings evolved into the Tiananmen Square protest, which China brutally crushed.—
Timothy McLaughlin,
The Atlantic,
13 Dec. 2025
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This makes Lebanon the only Arab country with a Christian head of state, a tradition that continued earlier this year when President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and a Cabinet were elected on reformist platforms and vowed to hold those behind the port explosion to account.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
2 Dec. 2025
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Yet the fact remains that their league position has slipped from fifth to 12th since away supporters last watched their team winning in the league, 2-0 at Nottingham Forest at the end of November.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire and Perfect Days director and long-time Berlinale supporter Wenders was announced as the president of the jury in December.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Persuader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuader. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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