jawboned; jawboning; jawbones
: to speak forcefully and persuasively to
jawboned them into accepting the deal
: to talk especially forcefully and persuasively
jawboning about the tax cuts
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Gideon has had two major surgeries, one to remove the tumor and biopsy it, and the other to remove part of his nose and upper jawbone.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
Bobby Allyn, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
There should also be accountability for government officials that jawboned social media companies like Facebook into censoring Americans’ protected speech.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The foot bones and a jawbone with teeth still attached belonged to an ancient human relative called Australopithecus deyiremeda, a more primitive species than Lucy, according to a study published November 26 in the journal Nature.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025
Gideon has had two major surgeries, one to remove the tumor and biopsy it, and the other to remove part of his nose and upper jawbone.
—Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
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Apple's action has reignited the debate about what's known as jawboning, when government officials censor speech through intimidation and threats.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
There should also be accountability for government officials that jawboned social media companies like Facebook into censoring Americans’ protected speech.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Jawbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawbone. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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jawbone
noun
jaw·bone
ˈjȯ-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn 
: jaw sense 1
especially
: mandible
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