as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
there's a certain suasiveness in her imposing looks and demeanor that gives her an advantage as a trial lawyer
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Noun
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State troopers learned of the traffic stop at 6 p.m. when they were alerted by New York State Police and the Westchester County Real Time Crime Center that the driver of a black Acura TLX fled from authorities on Interstate 95 North in New York, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025 -
On Wednesday, Ukrainian authorities said nine people were killed and at least 30 wounded when a Russian drone struck a bus carrying people to work near the city of Marhanets in the Dnipropetrovsk region.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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The future of education lies in combining the strengths of traditional academic practices with innovative technological solutions.—
Bruce Dahlgren,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Westerhoff takes an executive role as managing director of the theatrical film division bringing together the strengths of both companies with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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That's led to some questions on the validity of this phenomenon.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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However, a quick independent analysis of the data now casts doubt on the validity of these findings.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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“Suasiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suasiveness. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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