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coaxed (out)

verb

past tense of coax (out)
as in obtained

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  1. obtained
  2. procured
  3. gained
  4. secured
  5. pulled
  6. extracted
Verb
  • In January 2023, about 30 people, supported by a walkers’ rights charity called the Ramblers Association, challenged the closure and obtained formal recognition of the public right-of-way from the West Berkshire District Council.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Comer died May 28 at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, according to a death certificate filed with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of obtained
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  • Federal authorities probing her death are focusing their investigation in Los Angeles and are looking into whether the actor procured nonprescription pills from an area dealer.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 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 procured
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  • The state AGs and the WGA filed suit in July after federal regulators had approved the deal, and gained surprising traction in a series of early court rulings, giving opponents of the merger hope it would be curtailed or even fully blocked.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Google said on Friday that its Gemini model had hacked three other companies back in May, the first time the search giant has disclosed that one of its models autonomously gained access to third-party computer systems without permission.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gained
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  • The Scoop Senators had secured a narrow antitrust exemption for AI companies in annual must-pass defense policy legislation earlier this year before negotiations over the measure were delayed, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Tampa Bay secured a postseason berth last week, the first team in the majors to do so.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of secured
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  • Berkeley police said the long object Shrine pulled from his pocket while following Winograd into her apartment building was believed to be a barbecue lighter.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Saints follows Lali, a drifter and a thief, who is pulled back to Barcelona to face and care for her estranged mother Gloria.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of pulled
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  • Three of the four are co-ferments, which means the beans are put in anaerobic tanks, where oxygen is extracted and fruit is added.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has extracted multi-million settlements from ABC and CBS after suing them over their reporting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
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“Coaxed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxed%20%28out%29. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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