as in exhortation
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The exhortation from players and fans alike is directed toward Bubacarr Jallow, and encapsulates the unique, aggressive style the senior defender and midfielder exudes.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Who knows — this one might, in tiny increments, one acoustic guitar lick or exhortation to live fully at a time.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
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But Putin cannot have needed much persuading to agree to a formal invitation to the US to have the bilateral meeting his team have long held out as the way towards peace in Ukraine.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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In the framework of conversational intelligence, most workplace communication falls into Level 1 (telling) or Level 2 (persuading).—
Susan Curtin,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But despite his entreaties, including meeting with Putin in Alaska, floating sanctions relief, and threatening to cut off aid to Kyiv, the Russian president has refused to be charmed into giving up on his invasion.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, so far, WBD has turned down the Ellison entreaties.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Commanders failed to make the 2-point conversion and were down 16 points to the Lions.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The Teflon-like molecular layer pushed perovskite solar cells to an impressive 27 percent power conversion efficiency.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Checkers can see your shortcuts, your reportorial wheedling, your blind spots.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Impressed by the senator’s blandishments, the egoistic journalist argues military strategy and then faces a moment of conscience.—
Armond White,
National Review,
17 May 2023
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People want to hear blandishments about engagement and infrastructure.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2023
Noun
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The result is tender, humorous, and at times, tear-inducing.—
Essence,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
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That feeling of suddenly being connected across the miles was as buzz-inducing as the beer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Cajolement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cajolement. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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