as in discouraging
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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Recent Examples of dissuading
Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Security experts Fox News Digital has spoken with remain divided on how effective secondary tariffs will be in dissuading Putin’s war ambitions, which NATO allies have pose an existential threat to Europe.
—Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuading
Verb
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Those concerns were not discouraging people online and around me from embracing the reformer machine.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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This would include more stoutly discouraging the delusion and possibly being completely upfront and clamping down on it.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some European leaders have suggested going as far as to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a post-war deterrence in Ukraine, while Russia wants a broader set of agreements that offer Moscow a greater say in the regional security landscape.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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No direct confrontation and no indirect confrontation means no deterrence.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Containing Russia in Europe is therefore essential to deterring China globally.—
Sławomir Cenckiewicz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Products like organic soap sprays and organic horticultural oil control smaller pests, while tree guards, netting, and fruit protection bags are musts for deterring birds and large critters such as groundhogs or raccoons, or deer that may damage the tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So feelings of self-doubt, frustration, and discouragement start to kick in.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Hours later, coach Ben Johnson remained aggravated, still sorting through how to deal with his discouragement over a frustrating first quarter.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Smart charging in action The pilot supports ChargeScape’s mission to accelerate vehicle-grid integration and lays the foundation for future V2G programs across California and beyond.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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When snapped onto the iPhone Air, the $99 MagSafe Battery provides 12W of fast wireless charging and extends the phone's battery life by 65%.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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IEPs set out guidelines for the special education the school will provide the child, specifying the specific accommodations, type of instruction, and behavioral plans that will be used to support the student.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
8 Sep. 2025
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Obiageli Orah, the director of public affairs and consumer protection at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, told Newsflare the passenger repeatedly failed to comply with safety instructions.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Retail assets saw bidding wars (paywall) and cap rate compression.—
Andrew DeNardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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More Sabitus/Getty Images Bleacher Report's Kristopher Knox speculated that Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts could be due for a trade at some point this season, and named the Jets as a top potential suitor should Atlanta choose to put him up for bidding.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Enter Pickletile’s leading innovation product Pickleglass, which offers roughly 50% sound suppression in its outdoor installations out of the box.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The change is similar to actions in other states that repeatedly were struck down as unconstitutional for violating the public's First Amendment right to access information without government suppression.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Dissuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuading. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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