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Recent Examples of unpersuasive
That argument, however, seems unpersuasive because an indictment was filed, albeit one later dismissed as void.
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Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
For the reasons discussed below, defendants' arguments are legally flawed and belied by the record and therefore unpersuasive.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather?
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
For the reasons discussed below, defendants' arguments are legally flawed and belied by the record and therefore unpersuasive.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Both Pavia and the NCAA argued to the panel that the appeal was not moot, but Thapar found their arguments unpersuasive and flawed.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2025
So if vague reassurances are so bad, and giving reasons is so good, then why is our world full of so much empty, unpersuasive blather?
—Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unpersuasive
Adjective
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Despite engaging performances, though, the characters’ motivations don’t always ring true, leading to some frustrating and unconvincing plot developments.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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For somebody with a 12-person kill list, Etta has a total lack of urgency, working her two jobs, bonding with her two new besties and embarking on a wholly unconvincing love story with a college student named Matt (Tyler Tomás Perez, less appealing here than on Abbott Elementary).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The research on small, frequent meals for weight loss is more inconclusive.—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
19 May 2026
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When analyzing a struggling hitter, sometimes a quick peek into the Statcast data will yield inconclusive or conflicting information.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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That strategy is becoming ineffective.—
Raheel Sheikh,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Suspensions One Kansas City food business was suspended due to ineffective pest control measures.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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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Those urging the Fed to slow down make four reasonable but uncompelling arguments.—
Jason Furman,
WSJ,
5 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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In a statement to this news organization, the sheriff’s office said that probe concluded that the latter claims were unfounded.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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The other two calls were canceled shortly after crews arrived or were determined to be unfounded.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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“Unpersuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unpersuasive. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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