persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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The three-year, $42-million contract reached this week between Atlanta and Profar had to be persuasive, but the Braves had other advantages, too.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Of course, this can also lower the cost of operations, and in a world where profitability is elusive, this benefit is persuasive.
—Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The justices found the government’s concerns over potential privacy abuses at TikTok persuasive, especially if users oblige the TikTok app’s requests for contacts and calendar data.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA’s pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Of course, this can also lower the cost of operations, and in a world where profitability is elusive, this benefit is persuasive.
—Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The justices found the government’s concerns over potential privacy abuses at TikTok persuasive, especially if users oblige the TikTok app’s requests for contacts and calendar data.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA’s pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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