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
The Oscar-winning actor retired from acting in 1999 and concentrated on music but was coaxed back into acting by Martin Scorsese to appear in his 2019 movie for Netflix, The Irishman, alongside Robert De Niro.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
His parents coaxed his singing dream.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Johnson then coaxed Fortas, who preferred to maintain his lucrative private legal practice, into accepting the appointment.
—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
Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
His parents coaxed his singing dream.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Johnson then coaxed Fortas, who preferred to maintain his lucrative private legal practice, into accepting the appointment.
—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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Founded in 1846, Fort Benton lured cowboys and miners who arrived on horseback or by steamboat on the Missouri River.—
Jim Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
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The footage also details what happened when the alligator took a bite out of an apparent kitchen-table chair, as an FWC official quickly lured the animal out of the home with a pole.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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If Brown is enticed by the chance to see that through, the Chiefs can take advantage and alleviate some of the risk by luring him with some incentives based on playing time.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2025
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With more cap space leaguewide than expected, Zucker may be enticed by the idea of hitting free agency coming off a career year.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
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Humankind has always been seduced by promises of miraculous solutions.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Earlier in December, Pope Benedict XV urged a holiday truce.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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Customers who have purchased this product are being urged to immediately return it to their nearest Lidl store for a full refund—with or without a receipt.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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Vonnegut begged readers to choose kindness, to keep winking through the darkness.—
Devin Kelly,
Outside Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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Fans online have begged her family to give her professional tools like a PC or VOCALOID software.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Coaxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxed. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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