as in to coax
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
cajoled her into doing his laundry for him
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Recent Examples of cajole
Hamas agreed to restart the releases after threats from President Donald Trump and Israeli officials, and cajoling from Arab leaders and intermediaries.
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NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025
The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Who will try to cajole Springsteen one day and bully NBC executives the next while managing the fragile egos of comedians and taking the ultimate measure of whether SNL is funny or not?
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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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NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025
The male characters are, typically, petulant narcissists with perpetual sneers who insult and cajole their female love interests into almost invariably unhealthy relationships.
—Josh Bell, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Who will try to cajole Springsteen one day and bully NBC executives the next while managing the fragile egos of comedians and taking the ultimate measure of whether SNL is funny or not?
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for cajole
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“Cajole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cajole. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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