as in coaxing
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
blandished her into doing their work for them by complimenting her shamelessly
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Serkis and Peter Jackson spent most of last year coaxing Winslet to appear in the film, which means uprooting to New Zealand to shoot her scenes in the film from late May through to October.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026 -
One was quick and the other needed coaxing.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Blandishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blandishing. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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