COAXED (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coaxed (out)

verb

past tense of coax (out)

as in obtained

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The court records obtained by The Star include few additional details about the case.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Video was later obtained from the 911 caller, which showed the scene, a detective wrote in the affidavit.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026

Definition of obtained

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According to documents procured by the SLOcal Activists’ Coalition, the county Airports Department spent at least $166,527 to host the three-hour outreach event.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Decades ago, his dad procured a half-moon backboard and enlisted some uncles to help install it in the backyard.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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Amazon shares gained 4% and hit a new all-time high on Monday, putting its market cap over the $3 trillion threshold for the first time following a better-than-expected earnings report last week.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
This ideology, which gained prominence in the 1970s due to economic crises, Milton Friedman's influence, and agency theory, sidelined Peter Drucker's customer-centric view.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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Reigns secured the victory with three consecutive spears, marking his first singles win over Rollins without any interference.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
This time, Velázquez aced the exam – scoring 94 out of 120 in what should have secured him a spot on the Communication and Journalism degree program offered at UNAM’s Aragón School of Higher Studies.

— Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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Reid pulled him aside both of the last two days for one-on-one conversations, presumably to discuss assignments and coverages.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Kerkering then hit Alonso on an 0-2 count, and after Mayza entered, Henderson pulled his 2-1 sinker to the base of the right-center wall.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulled

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As the air is extracted, the coffee grounds transition from a loose, flowing state into a rigid mass that molds itself around the object’s shape.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Working with paleopathologists from the University of Pisa in Italy, the team analyzed DNA extracted from the ribs of Francesco I de' Medici, as well as Giovanni de' Medici, his younger brother who died of malaria 25 years earlier.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

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