as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
after the intense inducing of his friends, he went on a diet and joined a health club
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as in causing
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the medication induced labor
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as in persuading
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police
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as in provoking
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Recent Examples of inducing
Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
That feeling of suddenly being connected across the miles was as buzz-inducing as the beer.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Another reliable mattress source, Saatva makes mattresses packed with sleep-inducing features.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Gas-inducing Foods This tip is both great for you and everyone around you.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Opponents believe Stafford’s arm strength remains good, inducing them to line up two safeties deep.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
There are passable jump scares, plus some quease-inducing locations, effectively exploited by production designer Christopher Hare and cinematographer Andrew Scott Baird.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
BluSail Golitz Studios in Morehead City is a creativity-inducing place to play with clay.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Priester and Quintana put up solid numbers during the regular season, but both rely on inducing soft contact, and teams like the Dodgers do not make soft contact.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Nanoparticle delivery of innate immune agonists combined with senescence-inducing agents promotes T cell control of pancreatic cancer.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
Carrie Bradshaw, frankly, has always been a mess — a beautiful, cringe-inducing, selfish, couture-wearing mess.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
The result is tender, humorous, and at times, tear-inducing.
—Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
That feeling of suddenly being connected across the miles was as buzz-inducing as the beer.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
The thrill of the unexplained is what prompts so many to take ghost tours, which often tell juicy and sometimes goosebump-inducing stories that give historic sites a richer context.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Another reliable mattress source, Saatva makes mattresses packed with sleep-inducing features.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Gas-inducing Foods This tip is both great for you and everyone around you.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025
Opponents believe Stafford’s arm strength remains good, inducing them to line up two safeties deep.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
There are passable jump scares, plus some quease-inducing locations, effectively exploited by production designer Christopher Hare and cinematographer Andrew Scott Baird.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
BluSail Golitz Studios in Morehead City is a creativity-inducing place to play with clay.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Priester and Quintana put up solid numbers during the regular season, but both rely on inducing soft contact, and teams like the Dodgers do not make soft contact.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Nanoparticle delivery of innate immune agonists combined with senescence-inducing agents promotes T cell control of pancreatic cancer.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inducing
Verb
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They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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That could help with a key goal of the new transit line — persuading people who commute by car to give a more comfortable bus experience a try.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite a recent plan to overhaul California’s strict insurance regulations in hopes of persuading carriers to expand coverage in fire-risk areas, many homeowners have yet to see any immediate changes.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 2024 three-part docuseries American Nightmare dives headfirst into several thought-provoking issues, like victim blaming and the glaring inadequacies in the criminal justice system.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The fish-out-of-water comedy costarred Sam Shepard and reminded audiences of Keaton’s deft skills at leading a movie that mixed the funny with the dramatic and thought-provoking.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Marcus Mariota threw an interception that bounced off Deebo Samuel’s hands, and Washington came up short on two fourth-down conversions.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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This night train to the slopes is an all-inclusive package, including transport, transfers, accommodation, and ski pass, with the option to rent gear (starting at 1,256 euros, or approximately $1,461 per person, based on current conversion rates).—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This is a huge driver for bringing down the cost of the space economy in general and has been the opportunity for creating many other new space companies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Hollywood has grown more outspoken in recent months about the situation in the Middle East, the challenges of convincing its distributors — the lifelines that can take movies from obscurity to national recognition — remain.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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After convincing The Great Hands and Tasha Steelz to join the faction, Ali eventually added Special Agent Zero to Order 4.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When the bidding for tickets and a hotel stay for a Manchester City–Liverpool game starts slow, Vonn ups the ante with her powers of persuasion.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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Every American, regardless of race, gender or religious persuasion, should have the opportunity to realize their natural potential via education.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Inducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inducing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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