blandished

past tense of blandish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blandished
coaxed
Verb
  • Rescuers carefully coaxed the snake away from the home and boxed it up for relocation shortly after their arrival.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Two years ago, in the lead-up to one of these clashes, a reporter coaxed a smile out of then-Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
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“Blandished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandished. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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