as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
no amount of persuading could make her change her mind
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as in satisfying
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 persuading
Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Baldwin staged the play in Istanbul, recruiting Cherry to compose music for it and persuading male actors to take up drag.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Lord Cromwell pointed to accomplishments like persuading the second chamber to create a committee to monitor the development of space, as well as strengthening legislation that would curb nuisance lawsuits against journalists.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The owner can get comfortable with that, though, by persuading the developer to agree to a generous starting rent.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This is particularly important because to form meaningful, productive relationships with people who hold different perspectives, building trust is more urgent than persuading them to agree with you.
—Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Prosecutors said the scammers spent about three months persuading a 66-year-old man to invest in cryptocurrency.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Besides the uncertainty of persuading multiple judges, antitrust experts predict the months of litigation threaten to distract the grocers from day-to-day operations.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Then Texas Pacific stepped in, persuading Lucent to finance the deal by taking back a 10% note.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
So instead of scientific breakthroughs, this campaign has relied on persuading millions of people to change basic behaviors.
—Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
Baldwin staged the play in Istanbul, recruiting Cherry to compose music for it and persuading male actors to take up drag.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024
Lord Cromwell pointed to accomplishments like persuading the second chamber to create a committee to monitor the development of space, as well as strengthening legislation that would curb nuisance lawsuits against journalists.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The owner can get comfortable with that, though, by persuading the developer to agree to a generous starting rent.
—Joshua Stein, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
This is particularly important because to form meaningful, productive relationships with people who hold different perspectives, building trust is more urgent than persuading them to agree with you.
—Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Prosecutors said the scammers spent about three months persuading a 66-year-old man to invest in cryptocurrency.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Besides the uncertainty of persuading multiple judges, antitrust experts predict the months of litigation threaten to distract the grocers from day-to-day operations.
—Alexander Coolidge, The Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2024
Then Texas Pacific stepped in, persuading Lucent to finance the deal by taking back a 10% note.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuading
Verb
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Rivers insisted Monday that there are different ways of convincing a team its record is not reflective of its abilities.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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In their calculation, their chances of reversing vaccine injury with unsupported, experimental treatments are better than convincing policy makers to care for disabled people.—
Catherine Tan,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Big chances have almost doubled (1.5 per match to 3), as has Everton’s big-chance conversion rate (21 per cent to 41 per cent).—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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These improvements are likely to boost conversion rates, increase average order values, and improve advertising efficiency both on Amazon’s platform and beyond.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The successful outcome for Perpetua Resources is especially impressive given the complex nature of the federal, state, and local permitting process, as well as the work involved in satisfying the concerns of local communities and the Nez Perz Tribe.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The rich palate has tons of depth, a delightful blend of root sweetness, and a long, satisfying finish.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Use your powers of persuasion as Mercury retrograde aligns with Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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Cialdini’s thesis is that there are six fundamental principles of persuasion.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Persuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuading. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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