as in compelling
having the power to persuade
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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Recent Examples of persuasive
Venus conjunct Jupiter in Cancer expands your third house of communication, siblings, neighbors and daily exchanges, making your words warmer and more persuasive than usual.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Cancer June 21 – July 22 Your warmth becomes more persuasive than any grand gesture.
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Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
June 21 – July 22 Your warmth becomes more persuasive than any grand gesture.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
That’s what makes the post feel real and persuasive.
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Wyles Daniel
june 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
Cancer June 21 – July 22 Your warmth becomes more persuasive than any grand gesture.
—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
June 21 – July 22 Your warmth becomes more persuasive than any grand gesture.
—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
That’s what makes the post feel real and persuasive.
—
Wyles Daniel
june 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for persuasive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasive
Adjective
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Ellroy’s latest is another compelling entry in his ongoing project.
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The Best Opportunities Look Worst Near Maximum Value Opportunity often feels least attractive when the valuation is most compelling.
Adjective
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During its convincing 3-0 win over Haiti, which followed a 1-1 draw with Morocco, Brazil lost one of its top forwards when Raphinha sustained a hamstring injury.
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The Remi cover at the very end took a bit more convincing.
Adjective
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That kind of research is less conclusive than clinical trials that follow subjects over time to create new and theoretically more reliable data that can do more to prove cause and effect.
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But, again, is acting out of expediency and the desire to streamline a conclusive end the same as delivering a final season representing the best of The Bear?
Adjective
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Projections varied in the weeks leading up to the draft with no real consensus among draft analysts, but in the last 24 hours there were strong indications the Clippers would choose Wagler and the Nets would take Brown.
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Your desire for solitude and introspection is strong during today’s Scorpio moon.
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasive. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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