persuasions

plural of persuasion

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Recent Examples of persuasions Such claims ranged widely across geographical borders and political persuasions. — Omer Bartov, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 In a time when political persuasions divide friends and families, a love for Parton proved to be a unifying force Tuesday on social media, of all places. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Only Democrats filed to run for the seat, which opened the race to voters of all persuasions and set up Tuesday’s results to be the last word in the campaign. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 These rifts were mirrored at the École, where students argued about politics and split into groups according to their leftist persuasions. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Americans of all persuasions routinely join and support groups — typically organized as corporations — to achieve their various goals, including political ones. — Bradley A. Smith, Washington Post, 30 June 2026 Most people get information about politics and current events not from newspapers but from social media, which discourages engagement with human beings of different political persuasions. — Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 Tuesday's protest gathered people of all ages and political persuasions as Milei faces declining approval ratings over slumping economic activity, falling wages and climbing unemployment. — ABC News, 12 May 2026 While ashy shades of all persuasions have been trending lately, this incredibly striking look transforms black hair with cool ashy gray balayage. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasions
Noun
  • Many visitors are surprised that such massive monuments representing two entirely different world religions were built just a short distance apart.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Other religions also regularly receive permission to use public spaces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • David Jolly is the son of a preacher man, but has vowed never to use his religion as a cudgel against anyone’s beliefs.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Chuuraa Evgenia Arbugaeva (UK 2026, 18 min) A Sakha scientist journeys into Siberia’s melting permafrost, where the past emerges alongside ancestral beliefs.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The four-time Emmy nominee also watched documentaries about cults, listening to interviews of people who had survived them.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Educational pamphlets on criminal cults, which includes research done by Rose, are also available to guests.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The technology does not have opinions about its own existence.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their opinions were decidedly split about whether these tools were useful out of the box, without a ton of oversight and training by the user.
    — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That’s been the question on a lot of royal observers’ minds lately, especially since Harry and his father, King Charles, recently rekindled their relationship.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Though many unaffiliated voters have made up their minds, those who remain undecided will begin making decisions soon, as mail ballots go out and early voting begins in some states.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Campara has long emphasized the importance of self-expression and co-creation and this is yet another development in alignment with his views.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Situated on a hill in the Estrela neighbourhood, the Tarabel has no bad views.
    — Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Who would want the callous world that successfully cloistered the feelings of others?
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Seyfried gets defensive about this, grappling with her own complicated feelings about playing a real person on film.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, where arms production for Ukraine’s frontlines collides with enduring ties to Russia, personal convictions, and the everyday need to survive.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Additional convictions for escape, battery and weapons offenses extended his prison sentence.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Persuasions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasions. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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