as in unconvincing
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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
But the court disagreed, finding unpersuasive the evidence of Golden Rice’s safety presented by government attorneys defending the permit.
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Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024
Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
To that point, Padova has thus far found the NCAA’s legal arguments unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
Lefkow found many of the defendants’ assertions unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for unpersuasive
Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024
Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
To that point, Padova has thus far found the NCAA’s legal arguments unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
Lefkow found many of the defendants’ assertions unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for unpersuasive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
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Shipley, the editorial-page editor, made the call, on the unconvincing ground that the cartoon was duplicative—Eugene Robinson had written a column on the billionaires’ pilgrimages to Mar-a-Lago, and another one was in the works.—
Ruth Marcus,
The New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2025
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The evidence is similarly unconvincing for vitamin C and zinc.—
Katie Mogg,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tests on the fingernail scraping and one of the bloodstains were inconclusive.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
5 Mar. 2025
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Sweating out toxins may be a benefit of using saunas, but the research behind this is inconclusive.—
Jennifer Davis-Flynn,
Outside Online,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Employees describe her as a poor leader and ineffective communicator who has zealously enacted Trump’s agenda.—
Eric Geller,
WIRED,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead, tariff revenues become entangled in bureaucratic structures, subject to administrative inefficiencies, delays, and ineffective allocation.—
Ali Hoss,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Christie’s theory of the case isn’t entirely uncompelling.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
29 Mar. 2023
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In our view, the current arguments — that the benefits outweigh the risks — are surprisingly uncompelling.—
Francis S. Collins,
Discover Magazine,
29 Dec. 2019
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Most concerning is Putin's calculation—not entirely unfounded—that Washington's eagerness for resolution will lead to pressuring Kyiv into virtual surrender by restricting military aid and intelligence sharing.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Peter & Paul parishioners say are flatly false, including an unfounded claim that the deacon has a criminal record and was once sentenced to 30 days in jail.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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