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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Rhule coaxed a score prediction ahead of the Michigan-Nebraska game from Portnoy.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
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Fischer and Leonberg coaxed out Indy’s performance themselves.—
Laura Martin,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Wheedled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedled. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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