as in coaxed
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
wheedled him into doing their work for them
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The Oscar-winning actor retired from acting in 1999 and concentrated on music but was coaxed back into acting by Martin Scorsese to appear in his 2019 movie for Netflix, The Irishman, alongside Robert De Niro.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024 -
His parents coaxed his singing dream.—
Keith Sharon,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Wheedled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedled. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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