COAXED (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coaxed (out)

verb

past tense of coax (out)

as in obtained

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Following an investigation by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, investigators obtained a felony warrant for Lopez Nunez’s arrest.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Part of the system integrates with third-party cameras, meaning while the Flock-specific cameras may only log vehicle data, opponents allege other identifying factors of people could be obtained by third-party collaborators.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of obtained

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The nonprofit Siesta Valley Foundation that procured the facility’s lease from EBMUD is responsible for the conservation program.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Although both militaries have procured a large number of artillery pieces through foreign aid, domestic development, and refurbishing older systems, these losses are very significant.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of procured

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The country, once split between British and French colonization, gained independence in 1960.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
The proposal appears to be another long shot attempt by the prolific petitioner, who has so far unsuccessfully gained traction for his dreams to revamp city transportation methods.

— Dylan Lysen July 6, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

Definition of gained

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Jolly replaced him and, within two months, secured Moreno’s approval to hire the architect of a World Series championship team to figure out what was not right in the organization, and to fix it.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
At the time, Taylor was in the process of re-recording her first six albums after not being given the chance to buy back her masters, but has since secured complete ownership of her discography.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of secured

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Cape Verde almost pulled the biggest upset in World Cup history.

— Rod Beard, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
Garibay’s one-handed save denied Jonathan Ricketts a sure goal in the 64th minute, and Moon pulled a 30-yard opportunity off a poor corner kick clearance just wide left.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026

Definition of pulled

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Forty years of decisions, regulatory adaptations and market responses have never been extracted.

— Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Instead, the metadata from that audio and images would be extracted and uploaded to the server for Meta’s AI to query, which proponents argue would have fewer privacy implications.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026

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