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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.
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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.
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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?
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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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The German team opened the 2026 tournament with a 7–1 win over debutant Curaçao, but an unconvincing performance in a 2–1 victory over Côte d’Ivoire exposed the team’s shortcomings.
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Cruise sports a thick Southern accent, a beer belly and thinning white hair (fashioned in an unconvincing combover) to play the oil baron whose company may have set off an ecological disaster that could also spark a nuclear war.
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When an incident occurs, tracing back to the responsible party is slow and often inconclusive.
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The defense’s contempt motion stemmed from comments prosecutor Christopher Ballard, also a spokesperson for the Utah County Attorney’s Office, made to media outlets this spring about an inconclusive ballistics report mentioned in a defense filing.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, subsequent attempts at diplomacy, led by the ailing diplomat and intellectual Benjamin Franklin, also proved ineffective.
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Skunks would rather put up with the strong scent of mothballs than leave a hospitable environment, making mothballs totally ineffective against skunks.
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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.
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Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.
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For decades, African football has faced criticism and skepticism, often based on unfounded racial stereotypes.
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The early fears that Hamilton was an existential threat to the university seemed—so far, at least—unfounded.
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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