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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In one ongoing case against OpenAI, a California couple has alleged that ChatGPT coaxed their son to die by suicide.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
1 June 2026 -
The New York Stock Exchange, which invested $2 billion in Polymarket last year, will only be coaxed into acquiring a serious player in institutional finance.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
19 May 2026
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“Wheedled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedled. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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