dissuade
Example Sentences
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The NBA knows that it will need to do more than levy fines to dissuade tanking, for the simple reason that tanking is extremely effective.
That only about 2% of high school athletes go on to play at a Division 1 college, let alone sign big NIL deals, hasn’t dissuaded many families.
Skyrocketing home prices and mortgage rates have made it harder for some buyers to wade into the market, and dissuaded homeowners who otherwise might sell from moving.
From Barron's
“I haven’t seen this many people in Redlands do anything ever,” said sophomore James Bojado, who also said that, for days, administrators had attempted to dissuade students with threats of discipline.
From Los Angeles Times
Economic uncertainty has dissuaded many of these employers from hiring.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
