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as in to cajole
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as in to bamboozle
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Recent Examples of fast-talk
And Kiritsis, as Skarsgård plays him (with a jittery but logical fast-talk fervor that makes this one of the actor’s two or three most potent performances), is a very different figure than the real Tony Kiritisis, who was older and more visibly deranged.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
With the help of a fast-talking promoter named Pinball (Dante Basco), Bone catches the eye of fight organizer James (Eamonn Walker), who is part of a wealthy network running a high-stakes fight circuit (note the similarities to one of Van Damme’s best movies, Lionheart).
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Emotional triggers are the scammer's best tool The point is that all of us, no matter how well-informed, careful, or clever, can be exploited by a fast-talking scammer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
With the help of a fast-talking promoter named Pinball (Dante Basco), Bone catches the eye of fight organizer James (Eamonn Walker), who is part of a wealthy network running a high-stakes fight circuit (note the similarities to one of Van Damme’s best movies, Lionheart).
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Emotional triggers are the scammer's best tool The point is that all of us, no matter how well-informed, careful, or clever, can be exploited by a fast-talking scammer.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talk
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In one of the most harrowing scenes in the movie, a drunken Douglas Springsteen cajoles a young Bruce into a bedroom slapping game that begins to border on genuine physical abuse.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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But, rather than give up, Azel became a pickleball advocate, tirelessly educating, lobbying and cajoling politicians, park directors and anyone else who would listen about the incredible growth of the sport nation-wide.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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And now, a class action has been filed against Spotify for allegedly bamboozling consumers.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Basic tasks like sending emails and sharing documents can bamboozle them.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the same way bartenders learned to coax flavors from bitters and botanicals, cannabis makers are now doing the same with THC and CBD, creating products that bartenders now use to create cocktails.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Clateman, who has scraggly chops, a patterned scarf wrapped around his neck, and a gray button-up—like a hippie dressed up for Picture Day—coaxes her into talking.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
6 Nov. 2025
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His body had betrayed him again.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Trump has fanned the flames of inflation and passed out tax breaks to billionaires, betraying his promises to lower costs yet again.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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The designations helped the campaign figure out which kinds of ads would appeal to certain voters — and convince them to go to the polls or stay home.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Finally, all this time of me bitching about, like my band not working, and this and that, all of a sudden, both are working, and again, knock on that wood.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Sep. 2025
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Every Friday, the department held a meeting in the library, where checkers discussed thorny stories and bitched about difficult writers and editors.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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For their part, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere each worked hard to persuade Irishmen, Hessians, Indigenous people, and former slaves to defect to the patriot side.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Running Point actress was spotted shopping for holiday presents last December with a hands-free bag strapped across her body, and just one 12-second TikTok clip persuaded us to dole out some change on a purse that’s just like hers.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The officials were fooled, ruling it incomplete.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Don’t let the domesticity fool you, however.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talk. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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