as in convincing
the act of reasoning or pleading with someone to accept a belief or course of action
no amount of persuading could make her change her mind
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as in satisfying
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 persuading
Robert Wright,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The 70-year-old was explaining how the revival came about through years-long persuading of Emmy-winning creator and executive producer Linwood Boomer.
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Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
Each distortion is what happens when the body does the persuading, and the ideas are just the wardrobe.
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Alexis Coe,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine.
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Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).
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Susan Curtin,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Vance is leading the negotiations with Iran, which include persuading the Islamic Republic to pull back its support for Hezbollah in return for financial relief.
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Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
The French president had also thrown himself into persuading the player to stay with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2022, as if trying to keep a monument that belongs to the national heritage.
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Time,
Time,
26 June 2026
But luckily for Mboladinga, the Congo squad stopped at nothing to ensure its beloved icon made it to North America, going as far as persuading DRC President Félix Tshisekedi to include him in the team’s official delegation.
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Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Mike Flanagan would, however, end up persuading her to appear in his 2025 film, The Life of Chuck.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
For a service built on impulse viewing, telco deals buy instant reach and built-in billing in price-sensitive markets where persuading users to sign up directly can be hard.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Candidates must position themselves as entertainers, performing for voters rather than persuading them.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Pino’s attorneys were unsuccessful in persuading Tinkler Mendez to bar the claim from being mentioned in the trial.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Noun
And social media is presumably where AI will do much of its persuading.
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Robert Wright,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The 70-year-old was explaining how the revival came about through years-long persuading of Emmy-winning creator and executive producer Linwood Boomer.
—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
Each distortion is what happens when the body does the persuading, and the ideas are just the wardrobe.
—
Alexis Coe,
Vanity Fair,
18 Mar. 2026
But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine.
—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).
—
Susan Curtin,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
Since Mary Grace’s death, her parents have poured their energy into persuading lawmakers to make camps safer by banning cabins in active flood plains, mandating 24-7 weather monitoring and requiring rigorous annual evacuation training.
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Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Vance is leading the negotiations with Iran, which include persuading the Islamic Republic to pull back its support for Hezbollah in return for financial relief.
—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
The French president had also thrown himself into persuading the player to stay with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2022, as if trying to keep a monument that belongs to the national heritage.
—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2026
But luckily for Mboladinga, the Congo squad stopped at nothing to ensure its beloved icon made it to North America, going as far as persuading DRC President Félix Tshisekedi to include him in the team’s official delegation.
—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Mike Flanagan would, however, end up persuading her to appear in his 2025 film, The Life of Chuck.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
For a service built on impulse viewing, telco deals buy instant reach and built-in billing in price-sensitive markets where persuading users to sign up directly can be hard.
—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Candidates must position themselves as entertainers, performing for voters rather than persuading them.
—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Pino’s attorneys were unsuccessful in persuading Tinkler Mendez to bar the claim from being mentioned in the trial.
—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuading
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Before data clean rooms entered the marketing lexicon, affiliate networks were stitching together click-to-conversion paths across devices and sessions to assign attribution.
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The plasma process also produced very little smoke or tar, reducing harmful secondary pollutants typically associated with biomass conversion and making the technology a cleaner way to produce renewable solid fuel.
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The revenge story saw Tucker's exes convincing Snow's Kate to trick the ladies' man into falling in love with her.
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Pace has formed a Monticello Reconciliation Committee in hopes of convincing other members of the association to bring a new vote to give Hemings descendants membership eligibility and burial rights.
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The third is large scale persuasion and manipulation, at a precision and scale that earlier propaganda could never reach.
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Americans of all persuasions routinely join and support groups — typically organized as corporations — to achieve their various goals, including political ones.
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For the fiscal year that started Wednesday, the city of Sacramento is spending about $40 million on homelessness, which includes $30 million from the city’s general fund, satisfying the local match requirement, McCarty said.
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“Persuading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuading. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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