goad
Example Sentences
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Commercial banks can goad the Fed into buying Treasurys by increasing their demand for reserves.
Artists got an idea for a Museum of Contemporary Art off the ground in 1979, goading the wealthy and influential powers that be into action.
From Los Angeles Times
“This is a disaster. I’m a disaster. I’m probably causing the end of the world, like, right now. But I couldn’t help it. Shale goaded me. And it’s 1999! The best year!”
From Literature
It was as if they were goading Scotland now.
From BBC
The goading and deliberate reduction in food encourages them to fly and helps them lose weight, he says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
