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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In Ipswich, Foster’s clients were persuaded to include a roof garden and, on the ground floor, a staff swimming pool.
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
As with many other areas of policy, California was able to eke out these easy victories by persuading courts that the Trump administration had rushed rules through without explaining their rationale, providing sufficient evidence or giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
This suggests that neither company's lawyers are sufficiently persuaded by Trump's statement.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
In 1932, for example, the American Federation of Musicians persuaded Congress to impose limits on these ad hoc permits under the Musicians Immigration Clarification Act.
—Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
As with many other areas of policy, California was able to eke out these easy victories by persuading courts that the Trump administration had rushed rules through without explaining their rationale, providing sufficient evidence or giving the public the opportunity to weigh in.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
This suggests that neither company's lawyers are sufficiently persuaded by Trump's statement.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
In 1932, for example, the American Federation of Musicians persuaded Congress to impose limits on these ad hoc permits under the Musicians Immigration Clarification Act.
—Gabrielle Clark, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuade. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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