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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Kudrow said, eliciting laughs from the audience.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
17 June 2026 -
Since Socrates, dialectical thinking had been a method of eliciting truth through questioning and refutation.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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But without Jill's knowledge, Wes (Nick Robinson) is reassigned her late sister's phone number and soon falls in love with Jill across the country through her messages, evoking a modern-day Sleepless in Seattle.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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These are the kinds of hijinks fans came to expect, evoking all the feelings of a fun day at summer camp… with maybe a slightly higher volume of pranks.—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 June 2026
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“Educing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/educing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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