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as in wheedling
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as in bamboozling
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talking
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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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For generations, the Fed declined to use it, instead cajoling the private sector to pick up the tab for costly bank failures.—
Aaron Klein,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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Although Texas, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina went along, Indiana did not -- despite cajoling and insults from the president and the possibility of primary challenges.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Dec. 2025
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Teams clustered around three cauldrons, coaxing different worts to temperature in preparation for fermentation.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
27 Dec. 2025
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When Dad came home with every flavor of bagel the bakery sold, their son wasn't interested in eating anything despite lots of coaxing.—
Karen Cicero,
Parents,
21 Dec. 2025
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In effect, by criticizing the lower courts, a handful of Supreme Court justices are coming dangerously close to betraying, rather than protecting, the rule of law.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
24 Dec. 2025
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The ponyatiya of Putin’s youth generally meant never betraying your gang and always standing up for your friends.—
Andrew Ryvkin,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2025
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And spend all that money cutting down trees, and distributing it, and hiring Risa Heller to do PR, and convincing The New York Times to do this puffy piece, and convincing the new editor of Vanity Fair that this was going to be his big splashy debut.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fake error malware relies on convincing messages that pressure you into doing exactly that.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Authorities are urging the public to avoid open areas and to be alert to structures, trees, and power lines due to the risk of falls and accidents.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The agency is also urging people to keep pets on a leash when recreating outdoors, particularly near riparian habitats, which are where moose prefer to live.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ukraine orchestrated a fake hit on one of Russia's enemies who has fought alongside Ukrainian forces, tricking the Kremlin into paying out a $500,000 bounty Kyiv used to fund its war effort.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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To pull off his human heist, Mendez must develop and try to sell a Star Wars-esque sci-fi film, in the hopes of tricking the Iranians into believing the American hostages are part of a Canadian film crew.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
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In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston starts singing the warmly exhorting gospel song that gives the film its name.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
22 Nov. 2024
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San Diego Clippers coach Paul Hewitt sometimes resembles a third-base coach, waving his arms forward rapidly, exhorting his players to race the ball up the floor after a rebound or forced turnover.—
Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Nov. 2024
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“Fast-talking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talking. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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