as in satisfied
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 persuaded
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers in the two states still may be persuaded, and the White House push, which has included an Oval Office meeting for Indiana lawmakers and two trips to Indianapolis by Vice President JD Vance, is expected to continue.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Eventually, as more agents, including some from the FBI, gathered outside, the man’s girlfriend, Charlyn Flores, persuaded the two men to surrender.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
De Marco, who has a gray goatee and an easy laugh, had persuaded Imperiale to become a pentito, or state’s witness, in exchange for a lighter sentence.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
But Putin will not be persuaded by bluster and self-congratulation alone.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Reportedly Hamas was persuaded by Qatar and Turkey that holding the hostages had become more of a liability than an asset for the group.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But the court was persuaded by the plaintiffs’ counterarguments that reinstatement was feasible, particularly for tennis, which is a spring sport.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Lawmakers in the two states still may be persuaded, and the White House push, which has included an Oval Office meeting for Indiana lawmakers and two trips to Indianapolis by Vice President JD Vance, is expected to continue.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Eventually, as more agents, including some from the FBI, gathered outside, the man’s girlfriend, Charlyn Flores, persuaded the two men to surrender.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
De Marco, who has a gray goatee and an easy laugh, had persuaded Imperiale to become a pentito, or state’s witness, in exchange for a lighter sentence.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
But Putin will not be persuaded by bluster and self-congratulation alone.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Reportedly Hamas was persuaded by Qatar and Turkey that holding the hostages had become more of a liability than an asset for the group.
—Shibley Telhami, Time, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Verb
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Steven Spielberg saw the original cut of the film prior to its release in which Katie dies, and convinced Peli to reshoot the more ominous ending where Featherston simply goes missing.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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And by the end of it, we were convinced that this would be a go for us.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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None have adequately satisfied the Royals’ needs.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Negotiations between the Nuggets, Braun, and Duffy intensified over the weekend, culminating in an agreement that satisfied both sides.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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Business executives, at least some, are less swayed by the hype and more level-headed about the costs and benefits of using AI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In that environment, incomplete or out-of-context information is often snipped, packaged to fit predisposed narratives and then rapidly amplified across text, short-form video or audio content.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Persuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuaded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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