1
as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the medication induced labor
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2
as in to persuade
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police
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Recent Examples of induce
Unfortunately, their appearance is so hideous to ordinary flesh-and-blood creatures that looking at a Medusan is liable to induce madness and death.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Aunt Zelda actress, Beth Broderick, also made an appearance in a new nostalgia-inducing picture.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
But many room sprays contain harsh, migraine-inducing synthetic fragrances that leave much to be desired.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, many parents booked Spring break travel plans long before headache-inducing lines at security checkpoints were being reported across the country.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Aunt Zelda actress, Beth Broderick, also made an appearance in a new nostalgia-inducing picture.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 2 Apr. 2026
But many room sprays contain harsh, migraine-inducing synthetic fragrances that leave much to be desired.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, many parents booked Spring break travel plans long before headache-inducing lines at security checkpoints were being reported across the country.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for induce
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While firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, the blaze caused significant damage to the store and destroyed merchandise.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Recurring internet blackouts have also compromised communications, and caused even more confusion for families, who have been racing to confirm the fates of those who have disappeared.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Whale lusts after a hunky gardener (Brendan Fraser) and persuades him to pose for a few sketches; Julian, though bisexual, expresses no such interest in Lori, and any art-making turns out to be a gratifyingly mutual endeavor.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Gerhardt Konig hoped Thursday to persuade a Hawaiian jury that hitting his wife repeatedly with a rock was self-defense.—
April 2,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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The avalanche descended approximately 400 vertical feet down a face of Perry’s Peak, creating a debris field about 100 feet wide, the report said.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Diana’s makeup artist convinced her to ditch blue liner in the ‘90s.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Operation Ajax, a joint CIA-British operation, convinced the Shah of Iran, the country’s monarch, to dismiss Mossadegh and drive him from office by force.—
Jeffrey Fields,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2026
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The errant or confabulated information that AI tools can generate is often referred to as hallucinations.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump has suggested for months that the federal government could nationalize the voting process, generating bipartisan pushback.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 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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Armas brings a background in Major League Soccer, having previously coached the NY Red Bulls (2018-20), Toronto FC (2021) and Colorado Rapids (2023-25).—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
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There’s still a niche, though, for the righty starters who bring less heat.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Twenty-two of those flags were vandalized in March 2025, prompting the department to replace them — and consider a more permanent memorial, the Idaho Statesman reported at the time.—
Rose Evans
April 4,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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This act of cosmic centering was prompted by seeing Neil Armstrong bounce across the moon’s surface in the summer of 1969.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Induce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induce. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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