as in compelling
having the power to persuade
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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Recent Examples of persuasive
In the end, the series’ most persuasive character arc is one that’s more mundane, and thus more relatable.
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Plus, the national security justifications for the law are likely to be persuasive to the justices, said Gautam Hans, a Cornell Law School professor and associate director of the school’s First Amendment Clinic.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Often, these vibes are more persuasive than the story told by the stats.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
And the 1994 movie adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt wasn’t a persuasive argument to the contrary.
—Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
Plus, the national security justifications for the law are likely to be persuasive to the justices, said Gautam Hans, a Cornell Law School professor and associate director of the school’s First Amendment Clinic.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
Often, these vibes are more persuasive than the story told by the stats.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
And the 1994 movie adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt wasn’t a persuasive argument to the contrary.
—Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasive
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Gates offers an incredibly compelling premise, shedding light on the scale of military propaganda in the United States, but in taking on so much, her film ends up not saying enough.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald Linda Robertson has written about a variety of compelling subjects during an award-winning career.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Though, tripling a guy’s salary and paying him seven figures is certainly a convincing place to start.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Proxy battles don’t bring trophies, but for Kyle Shanahan, Robert Saleh, John Lynch, and the Niners, the Eagles and Chiefs winning provides a convincing argument that San Francisco isn’t far away from contending again.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Whisker Labs’ data, which does not provide conclusive evidence about how a wildfire began, could play a pivotal role in helping to determine the cause of the Eaton fire, which increasingly has focused on possible electrical failures on the transmission network in Eaton Canyon.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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No conclusive evidence has been found to back either theory—scientists have not identified one animal that might have infected humans first, and investigators have not found proof that one of the Wuhan labs was working on a virus that led to the pandemic.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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