as in eliciting
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
the gift of a puppy finally educed a response from the shy boy
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With the ball staying fair — and eliciting an emphatic reaction from Amed Rosario near the Bombers’ bench — the Yankees picked up their first homer of the season and their first runs of the day.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Magliano said as the segment kicked off, eliciting laughter from the live audience.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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When the focus shifts to Nate and Cassie, now engaged and living in a McMansion, the visuals are highly stylized, evoking the maximalist design of previous seasons.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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Other times, the camera pans slowly, its drifting movements evoking the associative efforts to make sense of long-ago events.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Educing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educing. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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