wheedled

verb

past tense of wheedle
as in coaxed
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery wheedled him into doing their work for them

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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.
    — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • 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.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 1 July 2026
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“Wheedled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedled. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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