coax (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coax (out)
Verb
  • Doreen Greenwald, who replaced Reardon as the president of the national union and is a former IRS employee, responded to Bruce’s concerns in an October 2023 letter also obtained by USA TODAY.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • For Peng, the difference is that while licenses in China are harder to obtain at the outset, once permission is granted, the government will be fully supportive.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Verb
  • The 30-stock Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 3.6% on the month.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 30 May 2025
  • Last year, Gmail gained the ability to summarize emails on demand.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Despite not having a body, prosecutors secured a conviction in Woodward's case on March 16, 2020.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 6 June 2025
  • Building on the success of its 4K re-release of Akira in 2023 across 12 countries, POM Anime has secured theatrical rights in eight new territories, expanding into the Nordics and Baltics.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.
    Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
Verb
  • Left-hander Pierce Coppola got the start and, after a dominant return against Alabama to the tune of 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings, just couldn’t find the zone.
    Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
  • Clients would get the remains of not only their loved one, but also the remains of other bodies.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • This is creating new opportunities to extract and reuse valuable raw materials, lessening Europe’s reliance on external sources.
    Marianne Lehnis, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • Shaped like little green leaves (because why not be cute and moisturized?), these masks are packed with cucumber to de-puff, cactus extract to hydrate, and green tea leaf to calm all the nonsense happening under my eyes.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Over the Great Plains, the high-level flow of winds has been pushing the smoke south, and shifting upper-level winds from the west will drag the smoke over the eastern states, according to The Weather Channel.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • The phone call between Trump and Putin came as the war, which has dragged on for nearly 3.5 years, shows no signs of abating despite mounting pressure for a diplomatic breakthrough.
    Nik Popli, Time, 4 June 2025
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“Coax (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coax%20%28out%29. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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