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
Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
That could help with a key goal of the new transit line — persuading people who commute by car to give a more comfortable bus experience a try.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite a recent plan to overhaul California’s strict insurance regulations in hopes of persuading carriers to expand coverage in fire-risk areas, many homeowners have yet to see any immediate changes.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
This misrepresentation appears to have been a central element in persuading Craig Lampley to agree to transfer ownership.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
For other programs in recent years, previous relationships have proven critical as coaches like Indiana’s Curt Cignetti (hired from James Madison) and Washington’s Jedd Fisch (Arizona) were able to jump-start their rebuilds by persuading several of their key players to make the move with them.
—The Athletic Colleges Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Born in a small village in 1909, or perhaps 1912, the son of a goldsmith and his senior wife, Nkrumah was quiet but charismatic—good at schoolwork, even better at persuading people to believe in him.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 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
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
Chime has proven wildly successful in persuading new customers to open accounts.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
After reading Wuoronos’ story, Pralle began conversing with her through letters, eventually persuading Wuornos to let Pralle adopt her.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
That could help with a key goal of the new transit line — persuading people who commute by car to give a more comfortable bus experience a try.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite a recent plan to overhaul California’s strict insurance regulations in hopes of persuading carriers to expand coverage in fire-risk areas, many homeowners have yet to see any immediate changes.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
This misrepresentation appears to have been a central element in persuading Craig Lampley to agree to transfer ownership.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
For other programs in recent years, previous relationships have proven critical as coaches like Indiana’s Curt Cignetti (hired from James Madison) and Washington’s Jedd Fisch (Arizona) were able to jump-start their rebuilds by persuading several of their key players to make the move with them.
—The Athletic Colleges Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Born in a small village in 1909, or perhaps 1912, the son of a goldsmith and his senior wife, Nkrumah was quiet but charismatic—good at schoolwork, even better at persuading people to believe in him.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 6 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuading
Verb
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An attack by civilians on the army headquarters is the sort of cardinal sin the military is unlikely to forgive, regardless of clever lawyers and convincing legal arguments.—
Rafia Zakaria,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Arizona Cardinals have finally snapped their five-game losing streak, doing so in convincing fashion with a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Commanders failed to make the 2-point conversion and were down 16 points to the Lions.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Teflon-like molecular layer pushed perovskite solar cells to an impressive 27 percent power conversion efficiency.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This recipe is the ultimate creamy and satisfying comfort food.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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One beneficiary may be the Catalan-language itself, also satisfying a yearning for authenticity, which is proving a major lure of both films and series.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The license fee is supposed to free the BBC from commercial constraints faced by other outlets, which drive many to tailor their output to the political persuasion of their audiences.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Kelly isn’t capable of lifting cars or running 60 miles per hour; his true strength seems to lie in the power of persuasion.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Persuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuading. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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