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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
Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Some laughed as their classmates persuaded them.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The girl reported that the man persuaded her to get into his gray Toyota Camry by saying that her family sent him.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 May 2026
However, Malkin’s resurgence last season — 19 goals and 61 points in 56 games — persuaded Dubas to bring the veteran back.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 May 2026
But by age 11, Rollins became fascinated with the saxophone, and persuaded his parents to buy him one — an alto.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
In fact, one might be persuaded to simply admire them rather than put them to use.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 May 2026
America is, as Gorsuch said, a nation based on the ideas of the Declaration of Independence, and these ideas have persuaded millions across the world for 250 years.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
The jurors weren’t persuaded, though.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Verb
Pollock persuaded Cineplex Odeon to invest in the film, limiting Universal’s risk.
—Isaac Butler, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Some laughed as their classmates persuaded them.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The girl reported that the man persuaded her to get into his gray Toyota Camry by saying that her family sent him.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 May 2026
However, Malkin’s resurgence last season — 19 goals and 61 points in 56 games — persuaded Dubas to bring the veteran back.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 May 2026
But by age 11, Rollins became fascinated with the saxophone, and persuaded his parents to buy him one — an alto.
—ABC News, 25 May 2026
In fact, one might be persuaded to simply admire them rather than put them to use.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 May 2026
America is, as Gorsuch said, a nation based on the ideas of the Declaration of Independence, and these ideas have persuaded millions across the world for 250 years.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
The jurors weren’t persuaded, though.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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The people who disagree with you are reading their own custom edition, equally convinced, equally fed.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Polling, however, shows that the public is not quite convinced.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Personals like this one may feel like a relic—Zohran Mamdani and Rama Duwaji, New York’s mayor and his wife, met on Hinge, after all—but love and lust have been satisfied by column inches since the 1800s.—
Zara Meerza,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
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State court records show Blueprint satisfied the judgment by last April.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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As fans stood for the opening run, a sprawling 23-piece backing ensemble — including six band members, eight backing vocalists plus returning Church muse Joanna Cotten, and a mini-orchestra with four horns and four strings — some swayed.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Persuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuaded. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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