cajoled

past tense of cajole

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cajoled 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
Verb
  • Jokes on us because Mike Sullivan has somehow coaxed some real wins at the margin with these three on the ice.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Trier has coaxed career-defining performances from both his stars.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Cajoled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cajoled. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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