as in cajoled
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
trying to coax their father into taking them on a ski trip, the teens mentioned what a great skier he is
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Recent Examples of coaxed
Johnson then coaxed Fortas, who preferred to maintain his lucrative private legal practice, into accepting the appointment.
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Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
Then, they were coaxed to become pancreatic islet cells, which were cultivated and transplanted into her abdominal muscles.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
Gone are the days when a mom-and-pop dealer coaxed a few eccentric artists into MoMA and art historical stardom.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
Then, they were coaxed to become pancreatic islet cells, which were cultivated and transplanted into her abdominal muscles.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024
Gone are the days when a mom-and-pop dealer coaxed a few eccentric artists into MoMA and art historical stardom.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaxed
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As country has caught fire, it’s lured in the rest of the music business too, with coastal labels signing upcoming artists out of Nashville.Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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And customers lured in solely by discounts often lack the loyalty brands need to grow sustainably.Christoffer Bouet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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They’re obviously enticed by how far this might go.David Pierce, The Verge, 5 Dec. 2024
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Multiple post-Thanksgiving sales events keep shoppers enticed after Black Friday, including Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, which the National Retail Federation’s online arm designated in 2005.Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
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Eugene’s centipede necklace—the same necklace worn by the man Lee seduced at the beginning of the film—has come alive and is moving.Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Guillaume, who hails from a winemaking family in France, could have been making wine in Bordeaux but was seduced by the terroir of Paso Robles.Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Human Rights Watch earlier this month urged FIFA to reject the Saudi bid because the nation has not committed to protecting the migrant laborers that will likely be hired to build the massive infrastructure needed to host such a tournament.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Customers were warned against eating the affected items and urged to return them for a refund at the point of purchase.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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At 9, the boy whose family had artificial trees every Christmas saw the live ones on the farm and begged his father to bring one home.Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 4 Dec. 2024
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Darkness would bring more hazards, and crew members from both ships begged Wilson not to send them back to the blazing steamer.Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Coaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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