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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 persuaded
Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
But his record last time round, the absence of alternative options and his profile all persuaded Palace to conclude a deal having persuaded Wolves to reduce the fee slightly from that initially quoted.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
As chairman of the city’s host committee in 2013, Lurie persuaded the NFL to host the Super Bowl in the Bay Area when Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara was still under construction.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
The possibilities persuaded Malinin to apply himself more seriously.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Despite arguments from Cornish’s public defender, Erik Ellis, for his client to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, McCarthy said he wasn’t persuaded.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
McCabe also persuaded the victim to transfer ownership of his million-dollar Irvine residence into a limited liability company that McCabe controlled.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
My hair was terrible, brown and straight, growing out of a bob my mother had persuaded me to get.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Stephanie Martin, a breakfast station cook at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center, was persuaded to participate by Brian Reese, the resort’s sous chef and last year’s people’s choice winner.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
But his record last time round, the absence of alternative options and his profile all persuaded Palace to conclude a deal having persuaded Wolves to reduce the fee slightly from that initially quoted.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
As chairman of the city’s host committee in 2013, Lurie persuaded the NFL to host the Super Bowl in the Bay Area when Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara was still under construction.
—Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2026
The possibilities persuaded Malinin to apply himself more seriously.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Despite arguments from Cornish’s public defender, Erik Ellis, for his client to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, McCarthy said he wasn’t persuaded.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
McCabe also persuaded the victim to transfer ownership of his million-dollar Irvine residence into a limited liability company that McCabe controlled.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
My hair was terrible, brown and straight, growing out of a bob my mother had persuaded me to get.
—Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaded
Adjective
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But not all scientists are convinced that Kanzi is playing pretend like humans do.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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But prosecutors wouldn't be so convinced.—
Stephanie Slifer,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This comes after an unsuccessful attempt by Anderson's attorney to have the judge end her probation early, who argued in November 2025 that the ex-teacher had already satisfied the terms of her probation, WKMG reported.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was criticized for the speed of it and for only interviewing four candidates, two of whom satisfied the league’s Rooney Rule.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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When betting on a startup’s future potential, Graham is typically more swayed by his impression of its founders than the idea behind their business, the co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator wrote in a series of posts on social media platform X on August 10.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
18 Aug. 2025
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Business executives, at least some, are less swayed by the hype and more level-headed about the costs and benefits of using AI.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Oracles are by their nature enigmatic, obscure, gnomic, a mode that the aleatory perambulations of the Eureka engine would seem predisposed toward producing, but narrative also has a venerable tradition of being mechanically generated, despite the seeming complexity of plot.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Are older pop fans more predisposed to embrace The Life of a Showgirl than younger ones?—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Persuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuaded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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