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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
Richard Patrick’s score tends toward a thundering intensity the unpersuasive dramatics don’t justify, its bombastic approach extending to no less than three clodhopping rawk tunes under the closing credits.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
But Chen found the government’s arguments unpersuasive and found that numerous derogatory and false comments by Noem — and by Trump — against Venezuelans as criminals show that racial animus was a motivator in ending protections.
—Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Moline’s argument was similarly unpersuasive to Rozen, the former Senate aide.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
But Chen found the government’s arguments unpersuasive and found that numerous derogatory and false comments by Noem — and by Trump — against Venezuelans as criminals show that racial animus was a motivator in ending protections.
—Janie Har, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Moline’s argument was similarly unpersuasive to Rozen, the former Senate aide.
—Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 13 Feb. 2025
Trump’s claim that investigations of him were conspiratorial deep-state operations was unpersuasive; there were, however, people within the executive branch who saw themselves as trying to stop him.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
Adjective
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On the rare occasion when the series tries to incorporate the perils of the park, the staging is unconvincing and the results are predictable.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 July 2025
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In several cases in recent years, judges and juries have found Harper’s diagnoses unconvincing.—
Jessica Lussenhop,
ProPublica,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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Through the first full week since the deals, the results may be inconclusive, though David Bednar is the leader in terms of effectiveness with a pair of five-out appearances in one-run games.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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The same inconclusive evidence was found for cinnamon, echium, vitamin C, and a vitamin D-calcium combo.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This process is largely ineffective at temperatures under 18,000 degrees Fahrenheit (10,000 degrees Celsius).—
Perri Thaler,
Space.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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That’s where the sandwich comes in — a mockery of the military presence, so obviously ineffective that it was supposed to make the whole situation look stupid.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Christie’s theory of the case isn’t entirely uncompelling.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
29 Mar. 2023
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In our view, the current arguments — that the benefits outweigh the risks — are surprisingly uncompelling.—
Francis S. Collins,
Discover Magazine,
29 Dec. 2019
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History shows that fears of large-scale job displacement from offshoring were unfounded.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The hype around the off-label use of the immunosuppressant rapamycin to prevent aging and increase longevity could be unfounded.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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