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cajole

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It cajoles them into discarding whatever taboos might be left at this point.

I think putting one woman at the top can probably do more good than trying to cajole five men into following some fixed set of principles.

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He is captured on tape cajoling and threatening Georgia’s secretary of state to find him the 11,780 votes he needed for a victory in that state.

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It basically cajoles the cell into pumping out proteins it doesn’t usually make—ones that can override mutated or deficient ones.

Popular science articles that make confident claims about parenting on the basis of shoddy evidence can fuel the fire—giving mommy-shamers unwarranted confidence to scold and cajole parents.

Jim had to cajole me, as it was already late, and I was lounging around in sweats, book in hand.

He is also trying to inspire, cajole, exhort, or shame us Catholics and others of goodwill into living our calling.

I recall mentioning that in the past to others: her using her femininity to cajole, to persuade.

But fan armies have mostly gained notoriety for their propensity to harass and cajole.

If you'd like to inquire, discuss, or simply cajole the tech-friendly representative, here's the link.

Changing his tactics he tried to cajole him and offered him money, but with similar want of success.

"He thinks to cajole me," whispered the fell demon Distrust, and her heart changed to steel.

In vain they tried to bulldoze and cajole, to push and to pull, to plead with and to denounce the obstinate Nancy Jane.

Ever there were his insidious wiles to compromise, cajole, trick and betray them.

They were in little humor to cajole the swarthy, sarcastic, and unsociable Spaniard.

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On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cajole, such as: deceive, delude, dupe, entice, entrap, and seduce.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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