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cajolement

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Definition of cajolement

as in exhortation

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Duckworth also faced backlash from critics who argued that her message was, at best, a series of hollow exhortations to simply try harder and, at worst, an insidious form of victim-blaming that ignored structural inequality.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
His character is a severe, hectoring figure; his lessons amount to an exhortation to be as mean as possible when money is concerned.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhortation

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At this point, many of the magnets provide no discernible integration benefit and are viewed instead as inducements for any student to enroll.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Eventually the movie begins to sound like an inducement to book a room.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of inducement

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But such is the scale of Brazil’s polarization that many Brazilians are insensible to Lula’s entreaties and want the left defeated.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Abroad, their entreaties had remained unsuccessful, their diplomats had remained unrecognized, and their national existence had remained unrealized.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of entreaty

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All those conversions happening billions of times per second in the largest data centers require optical switches that generate heat, energy and bulk.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
He was particularly amped up following the first-down conversion on fourth-and-1 to seal the win in the final minutes.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

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