blandished

past tense of blandish

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blandished
coaxed
Verb
  • At Somers, inmates could open cell windows and Smith coaxed dozens of pigeons into his cell and adopted them as pets.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
  • The American chased down the shot and coaxed an error from Muchová anyway.
    Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 July 2026
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“Blandished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandished. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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