coaxing (out)

verb

present participle of coax (out)
as in dredging (up)

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  1. obtaining
  2. procuring
  3. securing
  4. gaining
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  • He is also accused of obtaining a leadership position in the Hampton Bays American Legion and stealing more than $81,000 from the organization.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • After obtaining search warrants, authorities seized about 27 items, including slides, film negatives and books, from the first unit.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of obtaining
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  • The city first began the process for procuring a replacement gunshot detection system in February 2025.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The department’s order, dating back to late July, also blocks civilian agencies from procuring DeepSeek products and services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of procuring
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  • The airline safely operated the engine for 12 additional cycles before securing a replacement.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • His coalition dropped to 53 seats and has no clear way of securing a majority.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of securing
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  • For foreign intelligence services, gaining visibility into Nvidia’s hardware roadmap, advanced packaging methods, or executive decision-making would represent a major strategic breakthrough.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Penn State's offense dominated third downs early, gaining an average of 17 yards on their six first-half third downs and finishing 7-for-14 on third down and 2-for-3 on fourth down.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of gaining
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“Coaxing (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coaxing%20%28out%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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