COAXING (OUT) Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coaxing (out)

verb

present participle of coax (out)

as in dredging (up)

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Alvarado and his team digitized 80,000 feet of celluloid after obtaining some funding.

— Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
The company could not sell an active-duty service member’s car without first obtaining a court order, the attorney allegedly reminded the manager and owner of the company.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of obtaining

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California bans non-attorneys from directly soliciting or procuring clients to sign up for lawsuits.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Impulse Space will contract with the Space Force to provide end-to-end service, procuring a launch vehicle and then stacking the Helios stage and designated satellite into the payload fairing of the rocket.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

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Conventional wisdom would suggest that in deep blue Broward, the only true Democratic stronghold in South Florida, Cervera would have an uphill battle securing the seat he’s held for just over a year.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
And last year, someone breached Datadog's own source code, which is a pretty uncomfortable look for a company whose whole pitch is securing everyone else.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of securing

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That being said, real-estate experts say buyers may finally be gaining a bit more breathing room as the market holds steady.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Voters have overwhelmingly reauthorized the program, most recently gaining nearly 80% of the vote in 2016.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

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