overpersuading

verb

present participle of overpersuade
as in talking (into)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpersuading
  1. persuading
  2. convincing
  3. bringing
  4. brainwashing
  5. inducing
  6. selling
  7. bringing around
  8. influencing
Verb
  • The piece suggests the ad was aimed less at persuading undecided voters than at energizing the Republican base.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The trick involves persuading electrons to abandon their individuality and form quantum partnerships known as Cooper pairs.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuading
Verb
  • In Knox, Clark has spent much of this school year convincing those families to complete their meal applications.
    — Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The two have been tasked with convincing Prince William to reconcile with Harry, which won’t be easy.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of convincing
Verb
  • Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bringing
Verb
  • But the college plot soon recommences, and the Duffys eventually speak with a Harvard chaplain who, to some extent, is able to allay their anxieties about brainwashing.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Maurice is convinced that Tall Pines is brainwashing teens and then sending them to who-knows-where to work as spies.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of brainwashing
Verb
  • Mattresses and linens are unsurprisingly comfortable—the Langham’s bedding has, after all, become synonymous with inducing deep slumbers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The show ran for four seasons and established the deadpan, cringe-inducing style that has become his signature today.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of inducing
Verb
  • SpaceX would be awarding nearly half of its future earnings to Tesla’s selling shareholders.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Tesla’s letter to investors says its flat revenues were due to lower average selling prices, selling fewer cars, not receiving as much in credits, and also the decline of its energy storage business.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • Thursday and Friday A third storm system is set to arrive in the Los Angeles region Thursday, bringing around a quarter of an inch to half an inch of rain in the coast and valley areas and up to an inch in the mountains.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of bringing around
Verb
  • As voters decide which party can best rescue their chance at the American Dream, political experts say prolonged economic hardship is the defining feature influencing voters in the midterms.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Technical knowledge can be taught and examined but the skills Freebairn values most, such as influencing, persuading, and negotiating, cannot.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of influencing
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