coaxes (out)

present tense third-person singular of coax (out)

Example Sentences

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
  • Like Fernando Alonso and once upon a time, Sebastian Vettel, Hulkenberg often extracts more out of the car than anyone would expect.
    Jerry Perez, The Drive, 11 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • In the end, an inexperienced minor – who has no idea who hired them – pulls the trigger.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 June 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
  • Congress is struggling to meet a fast-approaching deadline to extend a key government spying law, potentially jeopardizing national security as the Iran war drags on.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • While Washington drags its feet, kids across the nation are being exposed to vile, pornographic images and ads with no meaningful safeguards to prevent it.
    Rachel del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 10 June 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 15 Jun. 2026.

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