as in convinced
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as in accepting
to regard as right or true
only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal
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as in thinking
to have as an opinion
despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that "people are really good at heart"
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Recent Examples of believing
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Both leaders prioritized people, believing that caring for employees leads to exceptional customer and patient service.
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Robert Reiss,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The Cubs targeted Cabrera in the offseason and acquired him via trade from the Miami Marlins, believing the talented 28-year-old righty was ready to take off.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Thank you for believing in me on the days when believing wasn’t easy.
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Mark Harris,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
He is chided for his opinions on race and for believing that women have less brainpower than men.
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Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Initially, fans suspected June 13 would be the perfect day for the star, believing that a summer Saturday on her favorite number 13 was kismet.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
And Nike, an ongoing turnaround story, doesn’t report fourth quarter earnings until June 30, but some analysts continue to take a cautious view of the company believing that a turnaround could take longer than initially expected.
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Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
The more than $30 billion cannabis industry has a stake in mothers believing that their daily habits are a valuable tool; according to one 2020 study, Americans who use cannabis every or nearly every day represent more than 40 percent of the market and account for about 80 percent of all sales.
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Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Adjective
The non-believing partner may start to emotionally withdraw from the other, purely out of self-preservation.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
After spending the entire film believing that killing Krem will finally bring her peace, Ruthye is forced to confront whether vengeance will actually heal her — or simply continue the cycle of violence.
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Lily Brown,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Both leaders prioritized people, believing that caring for employees leads to exceptional customer and patient service.
—
Robert Reiss,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
The Cubs targeted Cabrera in the offseason and acquired him via trade from the Miami Marlins, believing the talented 28-year-old righty was ready to take off.
—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Thank you for believing in me on the days when believing wasn’t easy.
—
Mark Harris,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
He is chided for his opinions on race and for believing that women have less brainpower than men.
—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Initially, fans suspected June 13 would be the perfect day for the star, believing that a summer Saturday on her favorite number 13 was kismet.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
And Nike, an ongoing turnaround story, doesn’t report fourth quarter earnings until June 30, but some analysts continue to take a cautious view of the company believing that a turnaround could take longer than initially expected.
—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
The more than $30 billion cannabis industry has a stake in mothers believing that their daily habits are a valuable tool; according to one 2020 study, Americans who use cannabis every or nearly every day represent more than 40 percent of the market and account for about 80 percent of all sales.
—
Sarah Levy,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for believing
Adjective
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But not everyone is so convinced.
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After the birth of their son, Saga (Haarla) becomes convinced there is something profoundly wrong with the child, even as those around her dismiss her fears.
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The executive is no longer simply accepting part of a compensation package.
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That means engaging in deliberate experimentation, accepting some trial and error around service delivery, pricing, workflows, and talent models.
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Going into my 18th year of teaching, my biggest goal is re-creating that experience of thinking critically for oneself and studying literature through a critical lens.
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Nearby, Mariana Roufett packed boxes of humanitarian aid while thinking about her childhood friend and her family, who remain missing.
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Exploring the recent opportunity Baird is confident Innio will be able to lead and set the highest price target at $50.
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Speaking of golf, a confident politician or a confident reporter, for that matter, should walk like a golfer coming down the fairway on the 18th hole with a three-stroke lead in a major tournament.
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Kotsay said Monday that Morris would be used out of the bullpen this time, taking Suarez’s spot.
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The dangerous heat is taking a toll across the Chicago area, especially for families without air conditioning.
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Competitive Wordle Score The Wordle Bot gets 1 point for guessing in three and 1 for beating me.
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Once the model is built, it can be used to take a scene constructed by artists and tweak it, making the physics look realistic — not by modeling the physics, but by guessing at them based on absorbing an incredibly large dataset of real-world footage.
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Unabashed, unquestioning loyalty is not.
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Having stabilized his ship in orbit around the black hole, Dr Hans Reinhardt (a bizarre, OTT performance from Maximilian Schell) now plans to fly into it, assisted by an unquestioning crew of automatons with a very dark origin story.
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Those worries make sense, and understanding how bird flu spreads and what to watch for is the best way to protect your flock and yourself.
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Why The Old Approach No Longer Works The old playbook assumed that cultural knowledge was scarce, international interactions were occasional, and understanding national norms was the primary challenge.
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“Believing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/believing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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