as in to persuade
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise
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Recent Examples of convince
The wax record actually included water within it, which added to its luster and surely convinced some longtime fans to purchase another copy.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Ford said that a conciliatory call from Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, and the promise of an in-person meeting had convinced him to take a step back.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Garver is convinced that women and minorities continue to be vastly underrepresented in the aerospace industry, and opening doors to strengthen the industry is a good thing.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Jodi Hildebrandt convinced Ruby and Kevin that Satan was out to get her.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Ford said that a conciliatory call from Howard Lutnick, Trump’s commerce secretary, and the promise of an in-person meeting had convinced him to take a step back.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
Garver is convinced that women and minorities continue to be vastly underrepresented in the aerospace industry, and opening doors to strengthen the industry is a good thing.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
Jodi Hildebrandt convinced Ruby and Kevin that Satan was out to get her.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convince
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Gibson also persuaded the rail network to construct a station at Old Trafford.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president, persuaded Trump to postpone tariffs on Mexican goods.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Mar. 2025
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This is a cop novel that fully satisfies its genre expectations — chases, gun battles, sinister bad guys, questionable cops, cowards and heroes.—
Claude Peck,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
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Either type of injury would satisfy the injury-in-fact requirement of the standing test.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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That’s what the Dolphins are bringing aboard Wilson to be.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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Joe Thuney brings significant upgrade to line March 5: The Bears haven’t had an offensive lineman named first-team All-Pro since 2006.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Convince.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convince. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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