as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
no amount of persuading could make her change her mind
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as in satisfying
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 persuading
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).
—Susan Curtin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Sponsorship organizations seek donations by persuading people and groups that have, to lend financial support those who don’t have or have far less.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Other charges dismissed as part of an April plea agreement included two counts of persuading or coercing a minor to engage in prostitution.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
To help, the members of Rolling Stone Culture Council share their best strategies for persuading others and why these approaches are so effective.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of developing arguments or persuading people, both sides have retreated to their silos and erected their own media echo chambers.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
One involves persuading the owner of a physical store of some kind to relocate from another community.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Here is the George Orwell estate, persuading Amazon to purge copies of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm from customers’ Kindles.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
And for executives who spend much of their careers persuading, negotiating, and making rapid decisions, that decline translates into a liability.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).
—Susan Curtin, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Klopp still has a job in the game, as overseer of the Red Bull Group, which seems to consist of giving advice here and there, watching games, assessing potential signings and then persuading those signings to, erm, sign.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Sponsorship organizations seek donations by persuading people and groups that have, to lend financial support those who don’t have or have far less.
—Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Other charges dismissed as part of an April plea agreement included two counts of persuading or coercing a minor to engage in prostitution.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
To help, the members of Rolling Stone Culture Council share their best strategies for persuading others and why these approaches are so effective.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead of developing arguments or persuading people, both sides have retreated to their silos and erected their own media echo chambers.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 23 Sep. 2025
One involves persuading the owner of a physical store of some kind to relocate from another community.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
Here is the George Orwell estate, persuading Amazon to purge copies of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm from customers’ Kindles.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
And for executives who spend much of their careers persuading, negotiating, and making rapid decisions, that decline translates into a liability.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuading
Verb
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In 1984, the Cubs won both games at Wrigley in convincing fashion.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Part of Manfred’s agenda in the coming years involves convincing the owners to band together and offer consumers a 30-team package of local television rights.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The conversion to an all-seater venue six years earlier had simply involved bolting bucket seats on to the existing shallow terraces.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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And the Chiefs went 4-for-4 on fourth-down conversions to extend a trend with an NFL-high nine such conversions this season in 10 tries — after attempting all of 17 last season (12 successfully).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For something more casual, Grigg Street Pizza slings satisfying slices, pies, and sandwiches.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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The finish is long, oaky, and fruit-laced leaving behind notes of spice, sweetness, and the satisfying heat of a stronger pour.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her education was a synthesis of Classical and Romantic, with the Scottish grounding in logic, reason and intellectual persuasion given a fillip by the improvisations of Miss Christina Kay.—
Frances Wilson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Brooks’s core message is that the most successful people are not the most forceful, but the most effective communicators who prioritize connection over persuasion.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Persuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuading. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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