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Recent Examples of suggestible
The idea of doctors posing as podcasters to make men more suggestible is already a winner, but the language the doctors employ to complete the ruse ratchets up the comedy.
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Well, according to Glaser, human brains are hugely suggestible.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
During hypnosis, the critical nature of the mind is bypassed and the subconscious mind is in a more suggestible state, hence why subjects act so silly and uninhibited on stage.
—Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
That humans were so suggestible seemed like something science would need to account for.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Well, according to Glaser, human brains are hugely suggestible.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
During hypnosis, the critical nature of the mind is bypassed and the subconscious mind is in a more suggestible state, hence why subjects act so silly and uninhibited on stage.
—Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
That humans were so suggestible seemed like something science would need to account for.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestible
Adjective
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More like a memo from the dictator, telling gullible loyalists what to think.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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No Muscovite would be so gullible as to assume the government was on their side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Harassment tends to happen while Metro passengers wait for either the bus or train; bus stops are particularly vulnerable.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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In light of federal immigration crackdowns, funding cuts and rollbacks to civil rights protections and oversight, how can California better serve vulnerable student populations, including those who are immigrants, are LGBTQ+ and have disabilities?—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Fruit trees such as peaches, nectarines, and apricots are particularly susceptible to early frost damage.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 May 2026
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The plaintiff, Brian Keim, alleged that Trader Joe's made some customers susceptible to identity theft because some stores printed transaction receipts that included the first six and last four digits of customers' credit or debit card numbers, according to filings.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Some legal experts said the outcome could lead unwary retirement investors to receive investment advice that's not in their best interest, and cause confusion about the legal obligations that brokers, insurance agents and other financial intermediaries owe to retail investors.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 Mar. 2026
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That can create a trap for unwary taxpayers because the law requires taxpayers to sue for a refund within two years of the IRS disallowing it.—
Tom Cullinan,
Forbes.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The filmmaker masterfully integrates the naive art style into the film’s design and animation techniques.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Marie Sweets, an OnlyFans creator, told me that pornbots are a natural extension of a culture that views women’s work in these spaces as easy and exploitable.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to Jessica Lyons, the cybersecurity editor at The Register, who wrote both pieces, Anthropic isn’t the only AI company to have been confronted with severe vulnerabilities or exploitable issues in its products, only to essentially reject responsibility for them.—
Alan Henry,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Suggestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestible. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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