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
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  • Court records also show a woman obtained a domestic violence restraining order against Iriarte-Valdez early last year and that he was later accused of violating it.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The filing, obtained by Rolling Stone, claims Jones took footage Combs was shooting for his own documentary.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of obtained
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  • Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citizenship may be revoked if it was illegally procured or obtained through the concealment of a material fact or willful misrepresentation.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As Cole moved on to a course of archeology studies at NYU and eventually Riverdale, Dylan procured a degree in video game design from the same school, and last starred in the action comedy Under Fire opposite Mason Gooding.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of procured
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  • Photo courtesy of Atlanta Police Department Police said Brown had gained the mother's trust over about a year.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Postpartum wristbands gained traction across the country through health awareness campaigns fueled by social media posts and evening news segments.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of gained
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  • Barboza, who hadn't secured a win since October 2023 and had taken significant damage in recent bouts, laid his gloves down in the octagon.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Glasner was also interested in Diomande at Crystal Palace, and has now secured his services to complete his back-three formation at the City Ground.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of secured
Verb
  • Yazmeen Ryan's second-half goal pulled the Summit (6-7-6) into a draw in San Diego.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes he can get pulled a little bit too far towards his near post with wide shots and open up space towards the back post.
    — Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulled
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  • Some experts argue for keeping the status quo, saying a ban on selling fossils would mean that important specimens would remain undiscovered or be illegally extracted and sold on the black market.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After carefully selecting specimens with reliable dates and locations, the team extracted DNA using techniques designed for highly degraded historical samples.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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“Coaxed (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxed%20%28out%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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