- present participle of compel.
compelling
Example Sentences
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These distinctive structures form under the intense pressures produced during an impact and provided compelling evidence that the feature was not volcanic after all.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
“The Ingenia board remains open to considering proposals that represent compelling value and are considered to be in the best interests of securityholders,” Ingenia said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Power-generation equipment is another compelling investment area, according to Byrd.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
To quote his felled primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, “Paxton’s a poor campaigner” who’s “lazy and doesn’t raise money. And he basically is not offering a very compelling case for his election.”
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
That is partly because the scientific data seemed so compelling.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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