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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
Young reporters like Steinem were allowed to write stories only about women's topics, such as recipes and clothes; writing about issues that actually influenced women's lives was discouraged. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Ruth Steinem had mental health problems, something Steinem has said deeply influenced her. — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 Within living systems, bioaccumulation is heavily influenced by the physiological, anatomical, and biochemical properties of living organisms. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 Gene influenced the book’s creative process and provided feedback on early drafts. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 They will be encouraged to share notes and memories about how Parton influenced and inspired them. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Users will not see ads or sponsored links near their conversations, and the chatbot's answers will not be influenced by third-party product placements, Anthropic had said. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Kusama’s art influenced the histories of minimalism, pop art, and performance art; more recently her large-scale installations single-handedly pioneered what is now referred to as experiential art. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 This doesn’t mean that cultures like the Muskogee or Cherokee were directly influenced or inspired by cacao-prominent civilizations like the Maya or Aztecs. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 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
  • German power infrastructure has previously been affected under similar circumstances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Proceeds from the raffle will go to Heart Heroes, a nonprofit that supports children and families affected by congenital heart disease, and the Florida chapter of the Human Trafficking Foundation.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of affected
Adjective
  • While purple has come to represent Swift’s Speak Now era, during that London outing, Swift wore a lilac purple dress with flowers, which fans are convinced foreshadows the primary color and aesthetics of the singer’s 13th LP.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cameron keeps upping the ante, until one becomes convinced the T-1000 is well-nigh invincible.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • According to officials, hypoxia has impacted up to half of the Long Island Sound’s waters each summer.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Beyoncé Knowles Carter is donating $200,000 to support relief efforts for those impacted by the recent floods in Indiana through her BeyGood Foundation.
    — Caché McClay, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of impacted
Adjective
  • The standard medical terms clinicians rely on may become distorted or polluted.
    — Frank Naeymi-Rad, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of distorted
Verb
  • Her dedication impressed the American press so much that in 1943, a US postage stamp featuring the Luxembourg flag was issued.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The fact that both quarterbacks checked their ego at the door has impressed North Stars coach Rob Pomazak.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 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
  • Thursday's pull-back comes after the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield touched a multi-year high during Wednesday's session as inflation and debt concerns continue to weigh on markets.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Steinem’s influence touched many points, particularly art, photography, and popular culture.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of touched

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“Influenced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/influenced. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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