as in coaxed
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
cajoled her into doing his laundry for him
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Recent Examples of cajoled
Cash cajoled Leon Bailey into positions ahead of him, either shuffling backwards to mark Newcastle’s left-winger or shifting inside to track Lewis Hall, who was inverting from left back.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Her mentor, 2012-2020 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cajoled the BOJ into cornering the government bond market and becoming the biggest owner of Tokyo stocks.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Fink cajoled CEOs onto the Congress Center’s main stage and pushed some WEF programming out into the wild.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The sloganeering has cajoled some of the nation’s biggest food brands to shift its offerings, curb the use of some dyes, and even redo recipes of iconic goods like Coca-Cola and day-to-day items like baby formula.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
He’s cajoled and he’s threatened.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Investors won’t be cajoled by pressure from the Oval Office to continue buying either, said Desmond Lachman, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
But the Virgin Mary and the angels had cajoled him into granting humankind one last chance to repent.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Reform will not come from within, so it must be cajoled from without.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Her mentor, 2012-2020 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cajoled the BOJ into cornering the government bond market and becoming the biggest owner of Tokyo stocks.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Fink cajoled CEOs onto the Congress Center’s main stage and pushed some WEF programming out into the wild.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The sloganeering has cajoled some of the nation’s biggest food brands to shift its offerings, curb the use of some dyes, and even redo recipes of iconic goods like Coca-Cola and day-to-day items like baby formula.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
He’s cajoled and he’s threatened.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Investors won’t be cajoled by pressure from the Oval Office to continue buying either, said Desmond Lachman, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
But the Virgin Mary and the angels had cajoled him into granting humankind one last chance to repent.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Reform will not come from within, so it must be cajoled from without.
—Ilya Shapiro, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cajoled
coaxed
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This has created new temptations, particularly for the young people now being coaxed into putting their weekly allowance toward randomized Call of Duty loot boxes and Polymarket wagers.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Wave, Coyote Buttes Imagine sand dunes in a violent wind storm coaxed into dramatic swirls and forms—then freezing in place forever.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Cajoled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cajoled. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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