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as in to cajole
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as in to bamboozle
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Recent Examples of fast-talk
Emotional triggers are the scammer's best tool The point is that all of us, no matter how well-informed, careful, or clever, can be exploited by a fast-talking scammer.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
The second book in Amanda Weaver’s Racing Hearts series follows fast-talking, no-nonsense Violet Harper, a woman with a successful PR career and zero interest in falling in love.
—Amy James, People.com, 28 June 2025
Flamboyant, fast-talking Southerner Georgia stands out among the fussy, provincial New England set.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Judge reprises his voice roles as propane salesman Hank Hill and fast-talking pal Boomhauer.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 15 May 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025
The second book in Amanda Weaver’s Racing Hearts series follows fast-talking, no-nonsense Violet Harper, a woman with a successful PR career and zero interest in falling in love.
—Amy James, People.com, 28 June 2025
Flamboyant, fast-talking Southerner Georgia stands out among the fussy, provincial New England set.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Judge reprises his voice roles as propane salesman Hank Hill and fast-talking pal Boomhauer.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-talk
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The sloganeering has cajoled some of the nation’s biggest food brands to shift its offerings, curb the use of some dyes, and even redo recipes of iconic goods like Coca-Cola and day-to-day items like baby formula.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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He’s cajoled and he’s threatened.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
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To review: The owner/GM tried to bamboozle Parsons, and circumvent NFL Players Association protocol, by discussing contract terms without the involvement of agent David Mulugheta.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
29 Aug. 2025
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The problem is that those who are versed in using AI and are up-to-speed on prompting are being bamboozled by this hidden and secreted behavior.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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But even without a rewards program, credit cards have a way of coaxing people to use them.—
Michael Waters,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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All three actors praised Cianfrance’s ability to coax naturalistic performances from his cast.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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By pairing atomic and nuclear clocks side by side, physicists can monitor tiny variations in their time signatures that could betray dark matter’s presence.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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And employees notice when executives who preach fairness, integrity and inclusion behave in ways that betray those very ideals.—
Sean WillChene,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Despite their mass use, Manuylov hopes to convince various associations and research boards to conduct comparative field tests of the classic methods versus his own.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ciara recently opened up about a time her husband, Russell Wilson, convinced a teenager with leukemia to stick with his treatment, an act that wound up changing his story from coming to an end.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Every Friday, the department held a meeting in the library, where checkers discussed thorny stories and bitched about difficult writers and editors.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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What’s worse, picking up the morning paper and seeing what the bastards are doing, and just complaining and bitching about it?—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Masiko enrolled him in a boarding school and persuaded Peter’s mom to allow her son to move in with his family.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The alleged gunman was identified as 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, whose family persuaded him to turn himself in after a two-day manhunt.—
Landon Mion , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Your press release isn’t fooling anyone.—
Roberta Matuson,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Replacing Nina with a woman who has the same initials as her is not going to fool us!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Fast-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-talk. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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