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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
Adjective
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Yet success can become strangely unconvincing in midlife.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But sometimes Fiedler is downright unconvincing.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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As with all other parts of the business world, talk of artificial intelligence is intense and inconclusive.—
Kamal Ahmed,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Young said another growing area of interest is hair health as early findings suggest copper peptides may help enlarge hair follicles, prolong the hair-growth cycle and improve scalp circulation, though such research is inconclusive and ongoing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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There’s irony here because the solution, for the most part, is not quantum-based, but rather preparation for a time when future quantum computers may make current encryption such as RSA and ECC ineffective.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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These proposals recognize that leaving decisions about adapting houses located in vulnerable areas up to individual homeowners is ineffective.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Still, though these three actors play multiple roles and their ensemble members get to sink into just one, there’s not an uncompelling performance happening on stage.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 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 concerns and complaints have proven to be wildly unfounded.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The bill also allows for communication between the state’s health department and IDFPR involving patient abuse allegations, even those a hospital determines are unfounded.—
Emily Hoerner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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