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Recent Examples of suggestible
Well, according to Glaser, human brains are hugely suggestible.
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
During hypnosis, the critical nature of the mind is bypassed and the subconscious mind is in a more suggestible state, hence why subjects act so silly and uninhibited on stage.
—Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
That humans were so suggestible seemed like something science would need to account for.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
The crowd proved particularly suggestible during this number.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
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Daisy Jones, Vogue, 13 Jan. 2025
During hypnosis, the critical nature of the mind is bypassed and the subconscious mind is in a more suggestible state, hence why subjects act so silly and uninhibited on stage.
—Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024
That humans were so suggestible seemed like something science would need to account for.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
The crowd proved particularly suggestible during this number.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestible
Adjective
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Rather than feeling triumphant at how believable ELIZA was, Weizenbaum was depressed by how gullible people seemed to be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Teenagers, despite our best efforts to educate them in open-minded ways, are gullible and therefore vulnerable.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Crops such as rice and soybeans are also vulnerable as excessive UV-B can reduce yields and threaten food security.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement This granular knowledge and deep curiosity is also what drives Speer’s long-standing dedication to protecting the vast, vulnerable open ocean and deep-sea environments that lie outside of national borders and hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The position of elementary education among the least susceptible to poverty might be surprising, but elementary school teachers are scarce and in demand.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Children and babies are more susceptible to lead toxicity due to their smaller body size, metabolism, and rapid growth.—
Toby Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Because many tax professionals and taxpayers are unaware of the nuances of section 679, the provision often acts as a trap for the unwary.—
Matthew L. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have given fraudsters a host of new tools to trick unwary individuals into dishonest schemes.—
Ranjita Iyer,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Abby is portrayed as a naive and innocent receptionist, but is edgy.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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The clash of pristine tailoring with naïve florals, seed beading and distressed leather.—
Blue Carreon,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Yet despite this unprecedented sophistication, exploitable patterns remain.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This could soon begin to attract the criminal organizations looking for exploitable areas of science.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Suggestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestible. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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