as in coaxed
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 cajoled
Reports claimed Hardy was regularly late to the set and often had to be cajoled into action.
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Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Pat Verbeek had to be cajoled into talking about his selection as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award, handed out to the NHL’s general manager of the year.
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Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
For more than two hours on the chamber’s floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.
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Noah Robertson,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
Her mentor, 2012-2020 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cajoled the BOJ into cornering the government bond market and becoming the biggest owner of Tokyo stocks.
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William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Fink cajoled CEOs onto the Congress Center’s main stage and pushed some WEF programming out into the wild.
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Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The sloganeering has cajoled some of the nation’s biggest food brands to shift its offerings, curb the use of some dyes, and even redo recipes of iconic goods like Coca-Cola and day-to-day items like baby formula.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
He’s cajoled and he’s threatened.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Investors won’t be cajoled by pressure from the Oval Office to continue buying either, said Desmond Lachman, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Pat Verbeek had to be cajoled into talking about his selection as a finalist for the Jim Gregory Award, handed out to the NHL’s general manager of the year.
—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
For more than two hours on the chamber’s floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.
—
Noah Robertson,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
Her mentor, 2012-2020 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cajoled the BOJ into cornering the government bond market and becoming the biggest owner of Tokyo stocks.
—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Fink cajoled CEOs onto the Congress Center’s main stage and pushed some WEF programming out into the wild.
—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
22 Jan. 2026
The sloganeering has cajoled some of the nation’s biggest food brands to shift its offerings, curb the use of some dyes, and even redo recipes of iconic goods like Coca-Cola and day-to-day items like baby formula.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
He’s cajoled and he’s threatened.
—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Investors won’t be cajoled by pressure from the Oval Office to continue buying either, said Desmond Lachman, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cajoled
coaxed
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Imanaga recovered a bit after the leadoff home run, but the Cardinals lineup coaxed long at-bats and drove up his pitch count, chasing the left-hander from the game after 4 2/3 innings.
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With such flexibility, this kind of synthetic cell could eventually be coaxed to create new materials, such as biofuels and drugs, and help researchers study disease.
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