as in compelling
having the power to persuade
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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Recent Examples of persuasive
The three-year, $42-million contract reached this week between Atlanta and Profar had to be persuasive, but the Braves had other advantages, too.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Of course, this can also lower the cost of operations, and in a world where profitability is elusive, this benefit is persuasive.
—Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The justices found the government’s concerns over potential privacy abuses at TikTok persuasive, especially if users oblige the TikTok app’s requests for contacts and calendar data.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA’s pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Of course, this can also lower the cost of operations, and in a world where profitability is elusive, this benefit is persuasive.
—Raghav Sahgal, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The justices found the government’s concerns over potential privacy abuses at TikTok persuasive, especially if users oblige the TikTok app’s requests for contacts and calendar data.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
There are persuasive arguments that Title IX ought to apply to distributions from the NCAA’s pending settlement to resolve the House, Carter and Hubbard antitrust litigations.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasive
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Manning himself has found compelling, missed the cut in his first year of eligibility.—
Dan Pompei,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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This convincing copycat Chili’s queso might actually be more exciting than the game.—
Christine Byrne,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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Fermin Lopez made the most of getting another start with a goal and Frenkie de Jong showed another convincing version of himself as a holding midfielder.—
Pol Ballús,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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There’s simply not enough conclusive evidence to know precisely how these products influence cardiovascular health, Samantha Coogan, RDN, a nutrition sciences professor and director of the Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told Health.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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Now, researchers believe there is conclusive evidence the cave was home to cannibals.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasive. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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