as in convinced
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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Because the shows often featured eccentric and larger-than-life characters, Sid once told The Times that people were convinced the ideas came from using psychedelics.—
Anabel Sosa,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026 -
But Kara Swisher isn’t convinced the technology will live up to the hype.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The adviser persuaded Hanes to invest a few thousand dollars in an online cryptocurrency-trading platform, which generated impressive returns.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Apr. 2026
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People can be persuaded that community action should trump individual choice if a behavior, such as smoking cigarettes or driving while drunk, harms others who don’t engage in it.—
Marie Helweg-Larsen,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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But those moves have not satisfied those in Israel intent on full occupation of southern Lebanon.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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The president satisfied his own ego, displaying no patience, as other bloodthirsty warlords throughout history.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The idea was brought forth by Royals pitching coach Brian Sweeney.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2026
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The team brought Schlag to an ambulance waiting in a nearby field.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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During the conversation, the actor revealed that things got pretty physical during the preparation for his intimate scenes with Fanning, 28.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Won (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/won%20%28over%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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