coaxed (out)

Definition of coaxed (out)next
past tense of coax (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaxed (out)
Verb
  • In 2022, while Ortega-Anguiano was in state prison for the OC vehicular manslaughter conviction, federal prosecutors during the Biden administration had obtained an indictment charging Ortega-Anguiano with illegally being in the United States after being previously deported.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
  • McKee and Monique Tepe were married in 2015 and divorced in 2017, according to divorce records obtained by ABC Columbus affiliate WSYX.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For global health, this translates directly into fewer vaccines procured, fewer prevention campaigns funded, and dangerously thin emergency buffers.
    Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • When citizenship is procured by fraud, the law requires that it be revoked.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Knights gained their two-game lead Friday with a 94-86 home win over Palomar.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Honnold gained world-wide fame after ascending Yosemite National Park’s 3,000-foot El Capitan without safety equipment or rope in 2017.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That win secured him a spot on Team USA, placing him on the Olympic development pathway through USA Boxing.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Objects that are outdoors should be secured and caution should be taken if driving.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The city has now pulled its offer to purchase the new facility and has no plans to pursue any other properties for such purposes.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Another child, a toddler, died at a Virginia hospital after being pulled from a frigid pond Monday, according to local police.
    Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Although the 5,550-year-old middle-aged hunter-gatherer exhibited no visible signs of disease, researchers found traces of a previously unknown species of treponemes—bacteria that cause yaws, bejel, syphilis, and pinta—after analyzing extracted DNA from his tibia.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The $10 million was extracted from a $67 million settlement that had been negotiated with Centene, a Medicaid contractor accused of overbilling.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Coaxed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxed%20%28out%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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