wins (over)

verb

present tense third-person singular of win (over)
as in persuades
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests a combination of solid reasoning and outright begging won my parents over, and I became an exchange student for a year

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wins (over)
  1. persuades
  2. convinces
  3. satisfies
  4. brings
  5. gets
Verb
  • The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuades
Verb
  • Patricia Jones Macklin, an election protection volunteer with the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, said she’s seen little that convinces her that voter fraud is a common issue.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Nathan overhears a snippet of this exchange, which convinces him that Joe is engaged in an all-out smear campaign against him.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The kind of dessert that satisfies your craving, but doesn’t taste too sickly sweet.
    — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfies
Verb
  • The Toronto International Film Festival is in full swing as Hollywood brings its awards-ready finest as well as populist fare to the Great White North.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Pettersson, acquired from Vancouver, brings another veteran defensive presence.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • When the judges announce Jude as the winner, Bi, Anna, and Joseph don’t look surprised, and each gets a small hopeful comment at the end.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • If Muhammad thrives in the slot and Gordon never gets healthy, maybe the rookie becomes the nickel of the future.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets
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“Wins (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wins%20%28over%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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