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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
That argument, however, seems unpersuasive because an indictment was filed, albeit one later dismissed as void.
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Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
For the reasons discussed below, defendants' arguments are legally flawed and belied by the record and therefore unpersuasive.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather?
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
For the reasons discussed below, defendants' arguments are legally flawed and belied by the record and therefore unpersuasive.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather?
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
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For somebody with a 12-person kill list, Etta has a total lack of urgency, working her two jobs, bonding with her two new besties and embarking on a wholly unconvincing love story with a college student named Matt (Tyler Tomás Perez, less appealing here than on Abbott Elementary).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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In the end, an unconvincing performance meant that quickly became an afterthought.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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In addition, le Polain said test results were also pending for one person from the ship with an inconclusive case.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The lab results of the American who tested positive were inconclusive, WHO spokesperson Sarah Tyler said Monday.—
Mike Corder,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The Ducks’ power play, ineffective in the first three games, finally broke through with two goals.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Officials say current effort is not working City officials argue the current enforcement system has been ineffective because some businesses simply absorb fines as a cost of doing business.—
Drew Aunkst,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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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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Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.—
Jason Furman,
WSJ,
5 Oct. 2022
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The common assumption that, one way or another, the strait will reopen when the crisis ends is unfounded.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 May 2026
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Although an inquiry by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was closed, stating that the allegation of his removal and transport of the whale head was unfounded, the absence of a detailed public explanation still leaves the ethical questions unresolved.—
Sam Zeveloff,
STAT,
9 May 2026
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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