as in coaxes
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything
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Recent Examples of sweet-talks
Nate the Cuckold Nate is so deep in debt that he sweet-talks Cassie, who still has feelings for him, into wiring him $35,000 to make the mortgage payment on their house — and then another $30,000.
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Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026
Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sweet-talks
coaxes
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The shell is formed through stamping and laser-cutting, a process that coaxes aluminum sheets into the collection signature rounded curves without sacrificing structural integrity.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
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Pig-butchering scams, in which a stranger pretends to befriend you and then coaxes you into putting money into a cryptocurrency scam, don’t involve that same act now urgency.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 June 2026
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“Sweet-talks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet-talks. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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