Thesaurus / sell
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On Earth, claiming that an environment is lifeless is a tough scientific sell.
MISSING ANTARCTIC MICROBES RAISE THORNY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SEARCH FOR ALIENSELISE CUTTSJULY 20, 2021SCIENCE NEWSBig Tech has made that a hard sell in America, simply because the companies have created so much value for consumers.
WHAT DOES BREAKING UP BIG TECH REALLY MEAN?JAMES SUROWIECKIJUNE 30, 2021MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWAt the full retail price of $249, these can be a tough sell.
LIBRATONE Q ADAPT ON-EAR HEADPHONE REVIEW: THIS IS WHAT A ‘MADE FOR GOOGLE’ STICKER GETS YOUEMPIREJUNE 25, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCESo it wasn’t a hard sell when the North Face asked Chin, who has been sponsored by the company for 20 years, to colead its new Explore Fund Council.
JIMMY CHIN'S PLAN TO MAKE THE OUTDOORS MORE INCLUSIVEKATHY KARLOMAY 11, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEThis will be a hard sell for many minorities who already have low homeownership rates, in large part because of housing discrimination.
COVID FORCED MORE BORROWERS TO BE LATE ON THEIR MORTGAGES THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE THE GREAT RECESSION, CFPB REPORTSMICHELLE SINGLETARYMAY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWhile the state has benefited from the largesse flowing out of tribal casinos, labor relations have been a tougher sell for both parties.
SYCUAN UNIONIZATION PUSH COULD HAVE BIG IMPLICATIONS FOR OTHER TRIBAL CASINOSJACKIE BRYANTMAY 6, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOIt can be a hard sell for a business owner to decide on taking risks, doing something uncomfortable, or venturing away from what they’ve been doing for decades.
HOW BUSINESSES OF ALL SIZES CAN EMBRACE SOCIAL MEDIASPONSORED CONTENT: EXULTSAPRIL 22, 2021SEARCH ENGINE LANDAt the time, NFT art was just heating up in some circles, but it was difficult for newbies to buy, sell and trade pieces.
NFTS ARE SHAKING UP THE ART WORLD—BUT THEY COULD CHANGE SO MUCH MOREANDREW R. CHOWMARCH 22, 2021TIMEWe need to bring a bit of the art back, but it’s a hard sell.
MEDIA BUYING BRIEFING: ‘IT’S HARD TO GET OFF THE CRACK OF FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE’MICHAEL BÜRGIMARCH 15, 2021DIGIDAYThey’re trying to cater to both the buy and sell sides of the programmatic market just like the ad networks that drove ad tech’s early successes.
‘NOTHING MAKES SENSE ANYMORE’: WHAT’S DRIVING AD TECH’S LATEST CONSOLIDATION WAVESEB JOSEPHFEBRUARY 23, 2021DIGIDAYWORDS RELATED TO SELL
- administers
- advises
- applies
- behaves toward
- bestows
- calls the signals
- commands
- conducts
- controls
- copes with
- cuts the mustard
- deals with
- directs
- discusses
- dispenses
- dominates
- employs
- exercises
- exploits
- gets a handle on
- governs
- guides
- hacks it
- makes out
- makes the grade
- maneuvers
- manipulates
- operates
- plays
- plies
- runs things
- serves
- steers
- supervises
- swings
- takes
- treats
- uses
- utilizes
- wields
- works
- act upon
- affect
- alter
- argue into
- arouse
- be recognized
- bias
- brainwash
- bribe
- bring to bear
- carry weight
- change
- channel
- compel
- control
- count
- determine
- direct
- dispose
- form
- get at
- guide
- have a part in
- impact on
- impel
- impress
- incite
- incline
- induce
- instigate
- manipulate
- modify
- mold
- move
- persuade
- predispose
- prejudice
- prevail
- prompt
- pull strings
- regulate
- rouse
- rule
- seduce
- sell
- shape
- snow
- soft sell
- sway
- talk into
- train
- turn
- urge
- work upon
- advanced
- affected
- altered
- billboarded
- billed
- boosted
- brought pressure to bore
- built up
- campaign for
- changed
- drummed
- exerted influence
- furthered
- hard sell
- high pressure
- hyped
- induced
- influenced
- made a pitch for
- modified
- persuaded
- pitched
- plugged
- politicked
- pressed
- pressured
- procured
- promoted
- pulled strings
- pushed
- put pressure on
- requested
- soft-selled
- soft-soaped
- sold
- sold on
- solicited
- solicited votes
- splashed
- spotted
- swayed
- sweet-talked
- thumped
- urged
- advance
- affect
- alter
- bill
- billboard
- boost
- bring pressure to bear
- build up
- campaign for
- change
- drum
- exert influence
- further
- hard sell
- high-pressure
- hype
- induce
- influence
- make a pitch for
- modify
- persuade
- pitch
- plug
- politick
- press
- pressure
- procure
- promote
- pull strings
- push
- put pressure on
- request
- sell
- sell on
- soft-sell
- soft-soap
- solicit
- solicit votes
- splash
- spot
- sway
- sweet-talk
- thump
- urge
- advancing
- affecting
- altering
- billboarding
- billing
- boosting
- bringing pressure to bearing
- building up
- campaign for
- changing
- drumming
- exerting influence
- furthering
- hard sell
- high pressure
- hyping
- inducing
- influencing
- making a pitch for
- modifying
- persuading
- pitching
- plugging
- politicking
- pressing
- pressuring
- procuring
- promoting
- pulling strings
- pushing
- putting pressure on
- requesting
- selling
- selling on
- soft-selling
- soft-soaping
- soliciting
- soliciting votes
- splashing
- spotting
- swaying
- sweet-talking
- thumping
- urging
- actuate
- advise
- affect
- allure
- argue into
- assure
- blandish
- brainwash
- bring around
- bring to senses
- cajole
- coax
- convert
- counsel
- draw
- enlist
- entice
- exhort
- gain confidence of
- get
- impel
- impress
- incite
- incline
- induce
- influence
- inveigle
- lead
- lead to believe
- lead to do
- move
- prevail upon
- prompt
- propagandize
- proselyte
- proselytize
- reason
- satisfy
- seduce
- sell
- soft sell
- stroke
- sway
- talk into
- touch
- turn on to
- urge
- wear down
- wheedle
- win argument
- win over
- woo
- work over
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