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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
The schtick is fast-talking facts and plenty of jokes about the companies and people and concepts that are, in one way or another, selling a bill of goods.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Stick also makes excellent use of Wilson’s familiar persona, introducing him first as a fast-talking charmer before gradually peeling away the protective layers to expose the sadness at its core.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
Instead, his fast-talking, flashy manager, Andy (Diego Luna, almost unrecognizable under layers of prosthetics), pushes his client to agree to a rematch — putting them both in dangerous opposition to the forces running boxing’s underworld.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 May 2025
Judge reprises his voice roles as propane salesman Hank Hill and fast-talking pal Boomhauer.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Stick also makes excellent use of Wilson’s familiar persona, introducing him first as a fast-talking charmer before gradually peeling away the protective layers to expose the sadness at its core.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
Instead, his fast-talking, flashy manager, Andy (Diego Luna, almost unrecognizable under layers of prosthetics), pushes his client to agree to a rematch — putting them both in dangerous opposition to the forces running boxing’s underworld.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 22 May 2025
Judge reprises his voice roles as propane salesman Hank Hill and fast-talking pal Boomhauer.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talk
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Saturday’s vote capped off a tumultuous week of revisions and cajoling over Trump’s agenda, a hodge-podge of tax, border, and defense priorities.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
29 June 2025
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Allies have been corralled, cajoled and pressured to hike their defense expenditure from 2% to 5% of each member nation's gross domestic product by 2035, even as some have struggled to meet the lower target.—
Holly Ellyatt,Steve Sedgwick,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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One moment against Inter highlighted this control perfectly, as Yamal dropped a shoulder and produced a perfect ‘Marseille turn’ to bamboozle two defenders.—
Matias Grez,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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The complexity of American health insurance coverage has many physicians bamboozled.—
Peter Ubel,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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At the burgeoning flower farm, Hutchison coaxes beautiful, sustainable, cut flowers to life.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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Nothing because for most of his impeccable run at the restaurant Providence in Los Angeles—searing the finest fish to glistening perfection, coaxing layers of depth from an uni custard—Michelin wasn’t even registering the work.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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People willingly lining up to betray each other on TV for cash isn’t new.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Inspired by Maurice Leblanc's iconic literary character Arsène Lupin, Omar Sy plays Assane Diop, a charismatic gentleman thief who seeks revenge against a wealthy family that betrayed his father.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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While this action may convince some that China is a paper tiger, for others, especially Iran’s Arab rivals, it is seen as a sign of prudence.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The bitching and leaving early just makes the fan base look entitled and lacking in football common sense.—
Art de Roché,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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Who triumphs over the greatest challenge of his political career and then can’t stop bitching about the cabinet member who just failed to unseat him?—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2024
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As the relationship between the young couple became more serious, Sarah’s parents tried to show him the best of Kansas City in the hopes that Yaron — who grew up in Germany and Israel — might be persuaded to stay in the US.—
Wolf Blitzer,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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Even with that new path looming, though, his father, Ignacio, persuaded him to attend one last tryout in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo that would be scouted by all 30 MLB teams.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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While denim remains a primary component of global fashion at every price point, don’t let its ubiquity and casual vibe fool you.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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But don’t let its impressive storage space fool you — the case folds in on itself to create a compact roll that’s easy to stow in suitcases and handbags.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talk. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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