as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension
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Recent Examples of persuade
Getting anything done is hard and takes persuading, cajoling, or even sucking up, depending on who is at the receiving end.
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the unhappy home — two times a week, anyway — is Rina (Monika Frajczyk), an undocumented Macedonian housekeeper who’s been half-persuaded and half-threatened by Chris into taking the job despite her horror at seeing Tommy trapped in the basement.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Hannes, immersed in Rilke, is gradually persuaded that botany has its own romance.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
After his departure, Fleming tried to persuade some of the Robinson Bradshaw attorneys to leave with him.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
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Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Rounding out the unhappy home — two times a week, anyway — is Rina (Monika Frajczyk), an undocumented Macedonian housekeeper who’s been half-persuaded and half-threatened by Chris into taking the job despite her horror at seeing Tommy trapped in the basement.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Hannes, immersed in Rilke, is gradually persuaded that botany has its own romance.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
After his departure, Fleming tried to persuade some of the Robinson Bradshaw attorneys to leave with him.
—Michael Gordon, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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Despite their mass use, Manuylov hopes to convince various associations and research boards to conduct comparative field tests of the classic methods versus his own.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ciara recently opened up about a time her husband, Russell Wilson, convinced a teenager with leukemia to stick with his treatment, an act that wound up changing his story from coming to an end.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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To satisfy this demand, Nebius will supply Microsoft with dedicated capacity from a new data center located in Vineland, New Jersey, starting later this year.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Other tasters agreed these anchovies had a meaty texture, which made each fillet a satisfying several bites.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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