COAX (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coax (out)

verb

Definition of coax (out)

as in to obtain

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In the initial complaint obtained by USA TODAY, Said claimed she was placed on an all-male team that included Gutman and two other crew members.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Only 15% had a criminal conviction, according to a Tribune analysis of federal data obtained by the research group Deportation Data Project.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of obtain

Verb

Federal authorities probing the death of Hayden Panettiere are focusing their investigation in Los Angeles and looking into whether the actor procured nonprescription pills from an area dealer.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
The longer the film delves into his DOGE reign of terror, the more the question of why — and how, exactly, all that seized data his team procured is going to be used eventually — gives you a sense of free fall.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of procure

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Aflac initially gained a bigger profile after introducing its duck mascot in 1999, in ads crafted by Kaplan Thaler Group, an independent agency that was eventually acquired by Publicis Groupe of France.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
For example, a South Florida cop trying to find a vehicle could search and find a person’s information from thousands of miles away in other states, a selling point that gained Flock dozens of law enforcement contracts, the Herald found.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of gain

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Graphite is a key battery material, and securing alternative sources and production methods is part of efforts to strengthen US battery supply chains.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
In his post, Zelenskyy said Ukraine has proposed that partners help secure an agreement with Russia for a ceasefire.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of secure

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Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
When his brother pleads for help, Tariq is pulled back into the London criminal underworld and the dangerous orbit of their crime boss mother.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of pull

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It’s marked by fear, second-guessing, and frustration, all with no guarantee that things will actually get better.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Barack Obama announced the death at 13 of Sunny, the former first pooch from his second presidential term and a Portuguese water dog who hated to get wet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Institute of Process Engineering (CAS), alongside Ganfeng Lithium, has launched the world’s first 500-tonne annual capacity production line in Jiangxi province to extract rubidium and cesium from lithium mining waste.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
True economic success in 2026 isn’t about extracting the last dollar from a negative-margin middle class.

— Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of extract

Verb

And my sister dragged me to Loulu, the café-market with an Erewhon collaboration and Cosmic Bliss soft-serve, a lovely afternoon fix for those of us on the East Coast without an Erewhon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
Potelle’s home — like many others’ — remains contaminated as disputes with her insurance company drag on.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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