coaxes (out)

present tense third-person singular of coax (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaxes (out)
Verb
  • When Social Security benefits are electronically deposited into a bank account, federal banking rules require banks and other financial institutions to protect a certain amount of those benefits if a creditor obtains a court order to levy the account.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 June 2026
  • Charges can elevate to a first-degree felony if parents don’t safely secure firearms, which the minor then obtains and uses to cause death or great bodily injury, which is punishable by up to three years, Bala said.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • Cobolli automatically gains a spot in Sunday’s final against second-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany, who defeated Jakub Menšík of the Czech Republic earlier on Friday.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Lukashenko gains bargaining power, and the West’s common position becomes harder to sustain.
    Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • So workers are taking extra care to smooth those out and make sure they have not been damaged by the machine that extracts them.
    Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • During slow-wave sleep, a leader's brain consolidates the day's information, extracts patterns from the complexities encountered, and builds connections between seemingly unrelated ideas.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • The pillow is filled with shredded memory foam gel that pulls heat away from your head, neck, and shoulders to prevent overheating.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Google search pulls from the same information as Google News, even though the two sites are technically separate.
    Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Then there’s the hundreds of thousands of views Alcaraz procures from clips and supercuts from some of his most memorable points, remarkable foot speed, and impressive strength.
    José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
  • Spears allegedly procures the drug during her regular trips to Mexico.
    Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Crafted like a drum, each sieve features a thin, 15-centimeter (6 inches) high wooden rim that secures the traditional horsetail fabric.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026
  • If no candidate secures a 50% majority on the first ballot, the last-place candidate is eliminated and their voters' second choices are reallocated, likely to Platner or challenger David Costello.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • In a chilling sequence, Dennis ties a garbage bag over Mallory’s head and drags her into the woods.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • The United States’ stockpiles of crude oil, gasoline and diesel are falling fast as the war with Iran drags on.
    Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Kenny gets into two different arguments about this word.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 June 2026
  • Hugh Laurie gets diagnosis wrong again.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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“Coaxes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxes%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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