persuaders

noun

plural of persuader
1
as in promoters

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as in inducers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuaders
  1. promoters
  2. proponents
  3. advocates
  4. supporters
  5. boosters
  6. apostles
  7. champions
  8. exponents
Noun
  • As genetics, psychology, and neuroscience ascended, the twentieth century sent physiognomy back into disrepute, and today, from Lavater to Lombroso, its promoters may seem a racist shade of quaint.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • The biggest issue is the promoters that, for lack of a better word, don’t really understand what their job is, who are perpetuating the issue by rewarding the young men and women that are going out of their way to do these crazy things – jumping off of balconies, crazy moves every match.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of promoters
Noun
  • Stream-access proponents took a similar approach in 2010, after a landowner on the Taylor River strung cables from bank to bank to keep a rafting company from floating down.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • Many proponents believe that access to affordable models will act as a leveler, allowing smaller enterprises to innovate, test, and gain insights in ways previously that were previously much more challenging.
    — Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • For some longtime advocates, the fear is more than just existential.
    — Tamar Hallerman, AJC.com, 1 July 2026
  • The ruling was a setback for gun control advocates that had argued the measures were necessary for public safety in places like shopping malls, bars, restaurants, theaters, farms, arenas and private beaches.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of advocates
Noun
  • The event is open to #LatinaGeeks members, allies and supporters.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Duplass Brothers Productions is one of the original supporters of the fund, which was created to support micro-budget feature filmmaking by transgender creators.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Smart speakers, cameras, thermostats, routers, boosters, and connected home devices are items that Dausey says are constantly powered and connected to the internet.
    — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
  • Additionally, Thursday morning’s mission was the last to use the Atlas V’s most powerful configuration with five strap-on solid rocket boosters.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
Definition of boosters
Noun
  • The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of apostles
Noun
  • While San Francisco’s bullpen is struggling, Rogers is in the midst of another excellent season after signing a three-year, $37 million deal to join the defending American League champions.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • After opening with a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, the reigning European champions have scored eight goals in the past three games, with Mikel Oyarzabal notching a pair of braces.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of champions
Noun
  • This movement, known as critical legal studies, was associated with the political left, and its exponents, known as crits, loved to disparage liberal theorists’ devotion to the Constitution as naïve and counterproductive.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Of course, Huang wasn’t talking to just anyone, but one of the chief exponents of the wealth tax, nationwide and in California.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of exponents
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