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adjective

as in swayed

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verb

past tense of influence
as in affected
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the news reports of the devastating flood influenced a great many people to make contributions for food and supplies

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Recent Examples of influenced
Verb
However, their journey may be influenced by the surrounding solar wind, making precise arrival times difficult to pin down. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The Toronto Film Festival is set to showcase classic films selected by Japanese anime director Masaaki Yuasa that influenced his celebrated animation. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 So people’s memory of these songs being famous is partly influenced by their ubiquity on certain types of FM radio. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 The biases also influenced decisions involving employment, investment and criminal behavior the models made at the researchers’ prompting. — Ashique Khudabukhsh, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Last year’s release was influenced by Mexican cuisine with a pulque finish, while this year looked to Ancient Egypt by giving the whiskey a finish in barrels seasoned with liqueur made from tiger nuts and black honey. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026 Rates on home loans are influenced by inflation, Federal Reserve policy and bond-market investors’ expectations for the economy, among other factors. — Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Neil was becoming influenced by Stewart Copeland and reggae and all sorts of other things. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 Richardson discusses how his early fascination with science and his enjoyment of science fiction has influenced his poetry and considers the way his aphorisms counterbalance his more lyric poems. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for influenced
  1. swayed
  2. affected
  3. convinced
  4. impacted
  5. distorted
  6. impressed
  7. predisposed
  8. touched
Adjective
  • One man who isn’t swayed is Japan’s richest investment mogul, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Most teams, in fact, decided from the start that pitchers were not in the best position and were liable to be too emotionally swayed to be entrusted with ABS challenges.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Definition of swayed
Verb
  • Recently, the sector has been affected by El Nino, which brings weak monsoons and dry weather, reducing yields and sucrose recovery.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Large-scale warming from El Nino and a large marine heat wave off the California coast, amplified by climate change, have also affected coastal conditions and marine life since last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of affected
Adjective
  • Remember the Duke lacrosse case, and remember how convinced everybody was that those young men were guilty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Throughout the movie, Lowen becomes convinced that Verity talks to Crew.
    — Glamour, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • Another vehicle was involved, bringing the total to four vehicles impacted by the crash, officials said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically at Mercy Medical Center, the statement said, there are twice as many open full-time positions for the 16 full-time RNs being impacted, and that across Prime’s Illinois hospitals, there are 331 openings, including 11 in obstetrics.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of impacted
Adjective
  • Lula’s coalition filed a legal complaint requesting that the avatar’s profiles be taken down, on the grounds that the anonymous accounts peddled false or distorted information that could mislead voters.
    — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The shoegaze sound keeps evolving, as young artists keep hearing themselves in those mega-distorted waves of guitar fuzz.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of distorted
Verb
  • Joe Raedle | Getty Images Todd Jackson, Thomas Crowson and Colby Kaminer were impressed by Burger King’s management team and their vision for the chain.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Junior outside hitter Ishana Harish is one of the Mustangs who have been impressed with Candela’s play.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of impressed
Adjective
  • Some people are more predisposed to being in a state of sustained levels of stress, such as individuals with neurodivergent brains – who also often also have sleep disorders.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, 30 percent of lefties were pronator-biased (and therefore more predisposed to throwing a good non-splitter changeup) versus 26 percent of righties.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of predisposed
Verb
  • The Seahawks pulled away as the second half wore on, scoring three unanswered touchdowns and tearing through the heart of the Chargers’ defense, sometimes scarcely touched.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Symbolically, this act represents the departure of the goddess’s divine presence (prana) from the murti; thus, the murti may be touched and moved by human beings.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of touched

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