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as in to cajole
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as in to bamboozle
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Recent Examples of fast-talk
Silva plays CeCe, Caroline’s fast-talking, desperately loyal, scene-stealing best friend and authoritarian second-in-command, who keeps the sorority running smoothly while Caroline plots and schemes.
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Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Kiana’s fast-talking determination, Destiny’s I-gotta-do-better sheepishness.
—John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Set in the 1950s, this fast-talking fashionista hides her new life as a comedian from her family and ex while battling sexism, bad crowds, and big competition.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Hollywood has always had an affinity for schemers and maybe that’s because show business is run by similar types: High on their own supply of overconfidence and fast-talking obfuscation.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
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Patricia Karounos, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Kiana’s fast-talking determination, Destiny’s I-gotta-do-better sheepishness.
—John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Set in the 1950s, this fast-talking fashionista hides her new life as a comedian from her family and ex while battling sexism, bad crowds, and big competition.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Hollywood has always had an affinity for schemers and maybe that’s because show business is run by similar types: High on their own supply of overconfidence and fast-talking obfuscation.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talk
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However for Highland Park this path was started in part back in 2008, when Motion chose ten casks to take to the next level, to nurture and cajole into their fifties.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump paused a game of golf to personally cajole Reps. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. and Keith Self, R-Texas, to convince them to change their votes.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Son bamboozled his marker with a couple of quick stepovers, dropped his shoulder and drilled a left-footed shot into the bottom corner.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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People were bamboozled by the roly-poly big-eyed cuteness — such clips have drawn in millions of viewers.—
Brian Munoz,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
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Attempts to coax the animal down with warm milk even failed.—
Rev. Bill Kerr,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Newsom coaxed the state Legislature in two special sessions to create a price gouging investigation unit and to require oil refineries to keep extra stocks of gasoline on hand to prevent price spikes when refineries shut down for maintenance.—
Russ Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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The dark hair that betrays no trace of silvering, the eyes that seem almost pupilless, the white skin pulled taut over his bones.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Together, Lamar and Jackson blended Uncle Sam with Uncle Tom, a term originating from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s 1852 novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin that refers to Black Americans who willingly betray their community in favor of bowing to white Americans.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
12 Feb. 2025
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And not everyone is convinced that the presence of scaly skin means plesiosaurs were hanging out on the seafloor.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Saka had made just 33 appearances by the time the UK Covid lockdown hit in 2020, but New Balance was convinced by his character and that the soon-to-be England international would be the right fit.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Who triumphs over the greatest challenge of his political career and then can’t stop bitching about the cabinet member who just failed to unseat him?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2024
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Rebels fight the redcoats, Ben Franklin bitches about his politically backward son, and America gains its independence.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
1 Nov. 2024
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Due to those risks, local officials were able to persuade corps officials to reduce the amount of water initially planned for release.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2025
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Cotton leaned hard on the White House to persuade, not pressure, arguing that an overly combative approach could be counterproductive for people like Young.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
4 Feb. 2025
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Don’t be fooled by its cheery name: Happy Face looks haunting.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
27 Jan. 2025
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In other words, an attacker would need to fool all or nearly all nodes to remain hidden—which quickly becomes infeasible as more light nodes join.—
Ayush Gupta,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talk. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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