persuadable

Definition of persuadablenext

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Recent Examples of persuadable But Iran is absolutely not as persuadable as Venezuela has been so far. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026 If there had been a briefing, if there had been full disclosure of the state of negotiations or an assessment of Iran's nuclear program, would Democrats have been persuadable to support military action? CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 But are there still persuadable moderates out there? Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026 Would Democrats be better served by running more moderate candidates to court persuadable swing voters? Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for persuadable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuadable
Adjective
  • But the prices for the vast majority of stickers are pretty low, which means that no vulture is out there buying up all the sticker packs and trying to resell them at inflated prices to impressionable children hoping to win the lottery.
    Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Initially, Giles doesn’t tell Buffy and the Scoobies about any of this, preferring to conceal his rebellious youth from the impressionable youngsters.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • Sophisticated scams The days of thinking of scammers as unsophisticated, disjointed actors are over in 2026, according to Yoon.
    Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Phishing remains one of the most effective means of gaining access to accounts, despite the relatively unsophisticated technical prowess required.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Remove dough strips from freezer; if too stiff to be workable, let stand at room temperature until malleable and softened slightly but still very cold.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • Under this view, human and plant species were entirely malleable, shaped profoundly by the pressures of the natural and artificial world around them.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Over the same period, entry-level head count at the high-intensity firms rose 12%, contradicting predictions and fears that young or inexperienced workers would be most at risk of losing their jobs to AI.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Immer and Lois work with land stewards to find projects that make sense for eager but often inexperienced volunteers.
    Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • For them, the love of art is a mission, at once sophisticated and childlike.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 June 2026
  • Adèle still has a youthful figure, and Ilyas a childlike beauty.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance.
    Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023
Adjective
  • The Dodgers have issued a statement offering their sincere condolences to his family.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • External pressure in the absence of sincere engagement also can put too heavy a physical and emotional load on some children.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Adjective
  • Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026

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“Persuadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuadable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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