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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for won (over)
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Now convinced that Lo was right all along, Richard’s assistant runs to the lodge’s hunting shed to get a rifle.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025 -
But Benioff isn’t convinced and will pay for hundreds of off-duty law enforcement officers when Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference starts Tuesday in downtown San Francisco, bringing 50,000 attendees to the city from over 140 countries.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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But Putin will not be persuaded by bluster and self-congratulation alone.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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In Bohn's case, after he was contacted on Facebook, the perpetrator persuaded him to move the conversation to Telegram.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The seaside site in Gloucester satisfied all these criteria.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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And then the English joined in, claiming that Joseph of Arimathea brought the holy grail containing the blood and sweat of the crucified Christ to Glastonbury.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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New ownership has brought investment and a collegiate approach.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers got past the Phillies without their bats ever really coming to life.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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Went through the progression as normal and got two negative plays in a row after the screen.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Won (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/won%20%28over%29. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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