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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
Abrego Garcia’s family has denied the allegations of ties to MS-13 gang or criminal activity, and the courts have so far found the Trump administration’s claims unpersuasive.
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
Berman’s sweeping claim that the turn to neoliberalism in the 1970s is to blame for Europe’s slow growth, economic dislocations, and rising inequality is equally unpersuasive.
—Thomas Carothers, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Tara Suter, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
Berman’s sweeping claim that the turn to neoliberalism in the 1970s is to blame for Europe’s slow growth, economic dislocations, and rising inequality is equally unpersuasive.
—Thomas Carothers, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
Adjective
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But that doesn’t mean their points are unconvincing.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Tigers' lone win of the season came in an unconvincing 27-16 victory over Troy.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The medical examiner said in a statement last month that additional testing is needed to determine the cause of the newborn's death after the results from the initial autopsy proved to be inconclusive.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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There is some concern that taking too much melatonin may disrupt the body's natural production of the hormone, but research in this area has been inconclusive, said Michelle Drerup, PsyD, director of behavioral sleep medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Sleep Disorders Center.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In January 2010, a five-day hearing was held in the circuit court to hear testimony about Dassey's motion, much of which focused on evidence that his confession was coerced and that his trial counsel was ineffective.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The sheer paucity of Russian resources, after three and a half years of war, may lead to a similarly ineffective response to any use of Tomahawks.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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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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Russia has called the accusations unfounded.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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About an hour later, the lockdown was lifted -- and authorities later said the initial reports were unfounded.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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