blandishment

noun

Definition of blandishmentnext
as in cajolery
a nice thing that someone says or does to persuade another to do something He finally succumbed to his children's blandishments and allowed them to stay up past their bedtime.

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Recent Examples of blandishment Few can resist the Beltway’s beckoning, the blather of political pundits or the blandishment of campaign operatives urging them to run. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023 Impressed by the senator’s blandishments, the egoistic journalist argues military strategy and then faces a moment of conscience. — Armond White, National Review, 17 May 2023 The region’s main powers, Australia and New Zealand, fear the creation of a mendicant state on their doorsteps, susceptible, in particular, to Chinese bribes and blandishments. — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019 Her 2014 autobiography, A Fighting Chance, and recent stump speeches are festooned in pep club spirit and folksy blandishments, cloying bits of business that have attached themselves to her life story. — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 13 Feb. 2020 See All Example Sentences for blandishment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blandishment
  1. charming
  2. charm
  3. urging
  4. flattery
  5. entreaty
  6. wheedling
  7. exhortation
  8. coaxing
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  • Keep reading for more of our favorite charming finds below—all under $30.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of charming
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  • Idyllwild Set at 5,400 feet in Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains, Idyllwild charms visitors with its art galleries, shops (pottery, glasswork, jewelry, and more), and walkable main street, North Circle Drive.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • The portable version keeps all the groovy mod charm of the original 1960s lamp; just in a petite cordless package that can bounce from bookshelf to bedside to outdoor dinner table without missing a beat.
    — Erika Owen, Vogue, 1 July 2026
Definition of charm
Noun
  • Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet.
    — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • The rules were altered in 2004 at the urging of Algeria, which was struggling to field a competitive national team with wholly domestic players and saw dozens of better prospects from the diaspora living in France.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of urging
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  • The real danger is not the flattery itself.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, and that's exactly why beautiful paint colors are subject to overuse.
    — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Definition of flattery
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  • These are the people who will likely be most amenable to negotiations or personal entreaties.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 17 June 2026
  • Rajoub refused the entreaty, much to the frustration and embarrassment of Infantino.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
Definition of entreaty
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  • Checkers can see your shortcuts, your reportorial wheedling, your blind spots.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of wheedling
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  • Lundberg writes that the poem is both an explication of the promise of America and an exhortation to persevere on behalf of the country.
    — The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
Definition of exhortation
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  • And honestly, this type of traveler doesn’t need the most coaxing to try out a cruise vacation.
    — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • No coaxing or pulling from the crate.
    — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of coaxing

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