as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
she persuaded us that she can indeed communicate with the dead he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension
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Recent Examples of persuade
Douglas had just persuaded his father Kirk to sell him the rights to the film that the latter had bought more than a decade prior from Ken Kesey, who authored the book of the same name.
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 6 July 2025
Trying to persuade voters to pass another referendum for Milwaukee Public Schools might seem like a tough sell.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
As the relationship between the young couple became more serious, Sarah’s parents tried to show him the best of Kansas City in the hopes that Yaron — who grew up in Germany and Israel — might be persuaded to stay in the US.
—Wolf Blitzer, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Even with that new path looming, though, his father, Ignacio, persuaded him to attend one last tryout in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo that would be scouted by all 30 MLB teams.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 6 July 2025
Trying to persuade voters to pass another referendum for Milwaukee Public Schools might seem like a tough sell.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
As the relationship between the young couple became more serious, Sarah’s parents tried to show him the best of Kansas City in the hopes that Yaron — who grew up in Germany and Israel — might be persuaded to stay in the US.
—Wolf Blitzer, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Even with that new path looming, though, his father, Ignacio, persuaded him to attend one last tryout in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo that would be scouted by all 30 MLB teams.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuade
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My father, whom my mother married and divorced twice, failed to convince me to attend the only college that accepted me.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Isio is convinced that the only way out is to play by the rules, even when her charismatic new roommate, Farah (Ann Akinjirin), warns her otherwise.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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To satisfy presidential demands, field offices are directed to meet new daily arrest quotas—75 arrests per office—raising agency-wide targets to 1,200–1,500 arrests per day, up from only about a few hundred.—
Juwayriah Wright,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Chickpea Cookie Dough Chickpea cookie dough is high in protein and sure to satisfy a craving for sweetness.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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