as in swayed
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as in affected
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies
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Verb
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Reach out to your waste collection company to see how the service for your address is affected.—
Natalie Wallington,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2025 -
City officials said at least 550 homes in Pasadena are affected by the evacuation orders, which cover large portions of the city’s northern neighborhoods along with most of eastern Altadena and nearly the entirety of Sierra Madre.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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These factors can all contribute to MMD symptoms, such as blind spots, distorted vision, or vision loss.101112 Risk Factors People with high (severe) myopia have the highest risk of MMD, though not everyone with high myopia will develop the condition.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Apr. 2025
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These disorders are subdivided into courtship disorders, which resemble distorted components of human courtship behavior (voyeuristic disorder, exhibitionistic disorder, and frotteuristic disorder), and algolagnic disorders, which involve pain and suffering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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These kinds of warped perspectives incite resentment toward women, and are known to lead to violent fantasies or actions—according to 2020 research from Studies in Conflict & Terrorism.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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His varsity jacket, custom-made by Martine Rose, a British designer known for her witty and warped sportswear, was coated with patches to please the Lamarologists in the Superdome.—
Jacob Gallagher,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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