won (over)

past tense of win (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for won (over)
Verb
  • The concerted propaganda effort lasted for over a year, but the people were not convinced.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But many physicists are not convinced by this cut-and-dried distinction.
    Dipangkar Dutta, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Goodall was wary of doing another documentary on her life in 2017, but was persuaded by National Geographic to do so.
    Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Judge Arun Subramanian declared in a filing on Tuesday evening that the court was not persuaded by arguments made for either potential outcome in his case.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Certainly, the endless stream of player feedback allowed Supergiant to hone in on razor-sharp gameplay that satisfied existing players.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The visit brought tens of thousands of visitors to the Royal Oak basilica.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The role ultimately brought Judge, Altschuler and Krinsky to Silicon Valley and the culture of technologists.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The wild card here is Mateychuk, who got his feet wet in 45 games as a 20-year-old last season and even spent some time in the top four.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Both shoes and bags also got some spring-appropriate color updates in fuchsia, amber and mint.
    Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Won (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/won%20%28over%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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