coaxes (out)

present tense third-person singular of coax (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coaxes (out)
Verb
  • SpaceX obtains approval to ramp up Falcon 9 cadence.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Disney obtains a share of YouTube’s ad revenue on its videos, and also sells advertising directly.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The impact is gradual at first, then gains momentum.
    Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Especially in creative and culture-driven industries, where ideas and storytelling carry extra weight, the ability to influence others often determines whether a vision gains traction or fades away.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The technology that extracts from Blackness—from aesthetics to labor to land—is now feared for its power.
    Essence, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
  • On the plus side, Silksong never extracts the ultimate punishment by sending you all the way back to the start of the game.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Keeping her word, Adriana is initially on her best behavior, especially with Kiki, who pulls Adriana to apologize for putting a math equation on her birthday cake that gave away her age.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Speaking on a panel, Erik from Sharabati Denim teased an upcoming project that will re-wire how the company procures cotton.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For a food company that generally procures corn from Iowa, if weather forecasts show a hot, dry summer for that part of the country, yields will be affected.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Teammates said the long-term deal not only secures one of the league’s budding stars in Minnesota, but also that Kaprizov’s faith in this organization sends a message that this is a team that can contend for the Stanley Cup in the near term.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
  • This project secures funding through the Critical Design Review phase, procurement of long lead material for qualification, and will enable increased and accelerated capacity for solid rocket motor production, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the shutdown drags on for more than a few days, a report on inflation scheduled for mid-October could also be delayed.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In a letter to agencies last week, the budget office instructed them to prepare for possible layoffs if the impasse drags on.
    Nik Popli, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If the team that gets the ball first goes down and scores a touchdown, followed by a standard extra point, the second team has to score a touchdown but could attempt to end the game with a successful two-point try.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The pasta gets its fun colors from black carrot and tomato powder per ALDI’s promise to only use natural dyes in their products.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Coaxes (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxes%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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