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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
Audiences would join the show in progress, see Chase as a fast-talking anchor and fall right in.
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Rising amid the central sierras of Spain, this is the late-night city of Dalí and Hemingway, Ronaldo and Picasso, and those fast-talking '80s melodramas by Pedro Almodóvar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
The stranger is a fast-talking American named Edgar Acheson who claims to be a Hollywood movie director.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Rising amid the central sierras of Spain, this is the late-night city of Dalí and Hemingway, Ronaldo and Picasso, and those fast-talking '80s melodramas by Pedro Almodóvar.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2025
The stranger is a fast-talking American named Edgar Acheson who claims to be a Hollywood movie director.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Nov. 2025
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.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talk
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For more than two hours on the chamber’s floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.—
Noah Robertson,
Washington Post,
29 Apr. 2026
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To speak in verse is to tease, to cajole, to seduce, all actions that suggest an excess of desire.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Frank concluded that many Kansans had been bamboozled by populist anti-elitism.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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And the performer isn’t a comedian, but Oz Pearlman, a mentalist who has made his fame bamboozling everyone from billionaires like Mark Cuban to podcasters like Joe Rogan with intricate mind games that defy explanation.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Karis, an alumnus of Gramercy Tavern, takes the season’s bounty and coaxes it into its fullest expression — home cooking at its most virtuosic.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Aside from its rich taste coaxed in fruity olive oil, a tin is often less than four bucks.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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When the episode ends, Thalia has been violently hauled away by the Eyes for betraying God and her sisters.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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They’d be tempted to betray themselves or others.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Good luck convincing the Atlanta Braves that Freddie Freeman was in a home run drought.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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This removes the sap from the outer petals, convincing the bud to open quickly.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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Dear Nashville is not about settling a score or bitching about airplay or moaning about label politics.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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Dorit is in town bitching to Boz, who is in a hormonal haze, and Rachel about the same thing.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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Araghchi questioned whether the latest military exchange was meant to pressure Iran into a peace deal or the result of someone persuading the president of the United States (POTUS) to extend the conflict.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Historically, Angelenos didn’t need to be persuaded to ride the train.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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After killing Minnesota’s first power play, the Avalanche opened the scoring when defenseman Sam Malinski scored his first career playoff goal, fooling Wallstedt with a rising wrist shot.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Don’t let Will Lee’s nickname fool you.—
Mike Kaye
May 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 May 2026
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talk. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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