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
Episode 1, for example, comes over as a political thriller with horror tropes where Prime Minister Adolfo Saúrez battles in 1976 to persuade – or bribe – a Francoist parliament to vote itself out of existence.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Two things persuaded Haagy to shelve his own plant research and zero in on the mystery of sky-darkening smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The Shah had been given a demonstration of the F-14 and persuaded Nixon to sell the plane to Tehran.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
His top-flight legal defense team had failed around half a dozen times to persuade the Justice Department to back down.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Two things persuaded Haagy to shelve his own plant research and zero in on the mystery of sky-darkening smog.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
The Shah had been given a demonstration of the F-14 and persuaded Nixon to sell the plane to Tehran.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
His top-flight legal defense team had failed around half a dozen times to persuade the Justice Department to back down.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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The dynamic left senators convinced that the deal was the only way to move past their disagreements and reopen the Homeland Security Department.—
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Even a free infrastructure project wasn’t enough to convince Maryland officials to work with Elon Musk.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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That explanation did not satisfy the project’s critics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keown added that restaurants are offering multiple types of pizza to satisfy a growing range of customer demands.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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