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winning over

NOUN

persuasion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

seduction

STRONG

alignment blandishment brainwashing cajolery cogency con conversion enticement exhortation force goose hook inducement persuasiveness potency power pull sell squeeze wheedling

WEAK

alluring arm-twist hard sell inveiglement promote snow job soft soap sweet-talk working over

Antonyms

WEAK

discouragement dissuasion hindrance prevention

Example Sentences

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A fresh high for the S&P 500 might be winning over some doubters, but Wall Street veteran Milton Berg needs no convincing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Eastwood was once a proper three-way marginal, with all three of the parties winning over 30% of the vote in 2016.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

And Anthropic’s coding tool, Claude Code, was winning over software engineers across Silicon Valley thanks to its ability to write software programs without much oversight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Paramount’s pressure campaign had been relentless, first winning over theater owners, who expressed alarm over Netflix’s business model that encourages consumers to watch movies in their homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

My hopes of winning over Mrs. Brisbane’s heart crashed to the ground.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

winning over

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