coaxes (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of coax (out)
as in obtains

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  1. obtains
  2. gains
  3. extracts
  4. pulls
  5. procures
  6. secures
  7. drags
  8. gets
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  • The state obtains the money by selling bonds to investors and agrees to repay it, with interest, per a specified schedule.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Instead of cumbersome stakes and poles, the tent obtains its shape with just air.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2026
Definition of obtains
Verb
  • The senior leader gains fresh perspectives and a better understanding of emerging trends.
    — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • When combined with panoramic, AI-powered camera networks, the grid gains eyes.
    — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
Definition of gains
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  • Those contracts call for Next Hydrogen to design and deliver an electrolyzer that extracts tritium from heavy water, a critical process for preparing fuel used in future fusion reactors.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026
  • This process extracts the melon’s precious juice and preserves its vivid color.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 June 2026
Definition of extracts
Verb
  • Williams pulls even with Steffi Graf for the most major championships in the Open era, which began in 1968.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • That pulls an internal audit into architecture decisions far earlier than anyone is used to.
    — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of pulls
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  • 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
Definition of procures
Verb
  • Secret recipes With each hot dog, Brockert secures a restaurant’s original ingredients and proprietary recipes, often getting brats and mustard flown in from across the country.
    — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The Essential Housing firm’s role as a land bank, based on how the company operates regarding other subdivisions in the United States, would be to gradually sell units to Lennar after the homebuilder secures sales of the 52 single-family homes.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of secures
Verb
  • This leads to another unfortunate confrontation with a Bowden parent, as Tom drags Cady into the street and beats him up in full view of lookie-loos with phone cameras.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Trump speaks to Putin and Zelenskyy Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian oil facilities in recent months, seeking to deplete President Vladimir Putin's war chest as the Kremlin's more than four-year war drags on.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of drags
Verb
  • Sugar gets the coordinates from Danny and arrives minutes before Vega and his gang, just in time to catch Ji in the throes of an overdose.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Played by the talented Halle Bailey, young mermaid Ariel yearns to be on land, has the hots for Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) – who at least gets a character arc this time – and agrees to a bad deal with witchy Ursula (Melissa McCarthy).
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
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