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
Elizabeth Stage, whose Oakland hills home barely escaped the deadly 1991 firestorm, and whose work as president of the Oakland FireSafe Council involves persuading residents to adopt Zone 0 measures, said the study would be a helpful, persuasive tool.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The visit appeared to be persuasive to some Republican lawmakers who previously expressed opposition to redrawing Indiana's congressional maps mid-decade or were undecided.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Topics range widely, and can be informative or persuasive in nature.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2025
Only we are rarely left to our own devices and there have long been persuasive and powerful forces working to keep Americans at each other’s throats.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
The visit appeared to be persuasive to some Republican lawmakers who previously expressed opposition to redrawing Indiana's congressional maps mid-decade or were undecided.
—Brittany Carloni, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
Topics range widely, and can be informative or persuasive in nature.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2025
Only we are rarely left to our own devices and there have long been persuasive and powerful forces working to keep Americans at each other’s throats.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuasive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasive
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Chunk brings a compelling storyline to this year's competition.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the goal is to maximise investment returns – Mounsey-Heysham and his co-founders just happen to believe the best way to do that is to identify companies with convincing answers to large and seemingly intractable societal problems.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The judges jumped in to suggest Kilaru’s analogies weren’t so convincing in the context of a football player like Pavia, who has a limited window to earn NIL money.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The team can't yet say anything conclusive yet about the Neptunian desert, its neighboring regions, or planetary evolution in general.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The center said over the summer that the law enforcement investigation into the abandonment stalled, and a review of surveillance cameras turned up nothing conclusive.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Red Rocketeers were looking to bounce back after a tough loss against King Phillip, but the opponent was strong.—
Zachary McMahon,
Boston Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sgarbossa cited strong consumer response, with more than half of accessory sales credited to the new lines.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasive. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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