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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
But the court disagreed, finding unpersuasive the evidence of Golden Rice’s safety presented by government attorneys defending the permit.
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Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024
Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
To that point, Padova has thus far found the NCAA’s legal arguments unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
Lefkow found many of the defendants’ assertions unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
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Bydennis Normile, science.org, 3 May 2024
Cannon dismissed the unanimous Nixon precedent as non-binding, unpersuasive dicta that could be airbrushed out of the Supreme Court’s opinion.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
To that point, Padova has thus far found the NCAA’s legal arguments unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 July 2024
Lefkow found many of the defendants’ assertions unpersuasive.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
Adjective
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But, after Musk’s hand salute made front page news around the world, such excuses sound increasingly unconvincing.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Friedrich Merz, whose Christian Democrats won a comfortable if unconvincing victory in Sunday’s elections, will form a government at a time of tumult on multiple fronts.—
John Kampfner,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Autopsies performed on Thursday were inconclusive, with sheriff’s officials noting that carbon monoxide and toxicology test results were still pending.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Valerie takes the stray electronic device from the bird feeder to get tested, but the results are inconclusive.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The higher the number (3 being the maximum and X being ineffective), the more effective that status ailment will be.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some were ineffective, such as unconscious bias training.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Christie’s theory of the case isn’t entirely uncompelling.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
29 Mar. 2023
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In our view, the current arguments — that the benefits outweigh the risks — are surprisingly uncompelling.—
Francis S. Collins,
Discover Magazine,
29 Dec. 2019
Adjective
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Sheriff’s officials said a report of a suspicious package at the Encinitas transit center early Thursday turned out to be unfounded.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
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During the 2024 presidential election, Trump doubled down on unfounded claims that Haitians were eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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