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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuasible
Adjective
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Today’s political speeches and television dramas don’t denigrate Ottoman leaders as unsophisticated conquerors but adulate them as pioneers of a new civilizational order—fair in governance and more compassionate toward their subjects than their Western contemporaries.—
Asli Aydintasbas,
Foreign Affairs,
19 May 2021 -
Commutations for unsophisticated folk who had been over-sentenced would have been defensible, but impunity for practitioners of political violence is what doomed the Weimar Republic.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Feb. 2025
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For instance, if a breach occurs in your main network, segmentation helps ensure that VoIP services remain unaffected.—
Ruchir Brahmbhatt,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Key Vatican functions, such as preparations for the 2025 Holy Year celebrations, remain unaffected.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Archaeological evidence shows that by 8000 B.C., Neolithic humans began incorporating this malleable metal into their daily lives, later crafting tools that replaced their stone predecessors.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Even so, Trump is malleable and can change his tune on a dime.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, the right-wingers expressing their opposition to the Tates on Thursday tended to argue that the brothers impart the wrong values to their impressionable audience.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Judge Neil Chawla said Westwood had used his status and credits on shows, including BBC series Doctors, to prey on impressionable teenagers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trending Viewed together, these works carry a distinctly childlike sense of play, accompanied by a kind of urgent primacy.—
Keegan Brady,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2023
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The #nofilter Moussa can be disarmingly childlike and offensively straightforward, and Bouajila plays him like a zombie who’s been injected with too much truth serum.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Sep. 2022
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Tranquillity, often simple but rarely simpleminded, may be Ruscha’s essential quality as an artist.—
Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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But in general election terms, impeachment is a boon for the Democrats, which is why McCarthy is desperately trying to slow-walk these simpleminded drives for vengeance.—
Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
7 July 2023
Adjective
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Consider the real case of an elderly couple, both in their late 80s.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent is a taut re-creation of a real event that took place during the Bosnian War, which has unfortunate parallels to our own trajectory.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Prioritizing fitness amid a busy travel schedule, the former Radio City Rockette and The Talk host says her outlook is simple.—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Mar. 2025
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But with a change as simple as adding a bistro table and chairs, these cozy nooks become inviting oases to use regularly.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Persuasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persuasible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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