as in to coax
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
she can sweet-talk her besotted boyfriend into just about anything
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as in butter
excessive praise
enough of this sweet talk—just give me your honest opinion of my performance
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Recent Examples of sweet-talk
EW.com, 11 May 2025
But its sense of urgency to sweet-talk the public into drinking more milk — and correct the supply-demand imbalance — have produced some truly memorable ads.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
During the ride to the police station, the driver was trying to sweet talk the officer into not arresting him and instead letting his wife pick him up.
—John Benson, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
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Verb
Nevertheless, sweet-talking Bella is able to bring him back onboard with a better offer.
—EW.com, 11 May 2025
But its sense of urgency to sweet-talk the public into drinking more milk — and correct the supply-demand imbalance — have produced some truly memorable ads.
—HubSpot, 2 May 2025
Noun
Know when to say no, and refuse to let anyone sweet talk you into something that eats up your time, offering limited return.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
During the ride to the police station, the driver was trying to sweet talk the officer into not arresting him and instead letting his wife pick him up.
—John Benson, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
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Verb
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Kershaw also made an impact with his bat, coaxing 13 pitches out of Bumgarner in the top of the fifth before grounding out.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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To help remedy the problem, state officials are looking to coax trade workers out of retirement or entice aging employees with labor-intensive jobs to take on the less physically taxing career of instructor at Colorado’s trade schools.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Round out the meal with dishes like lemon-basil gnocchi with garlic butter prawns ($19) or prosciutto pizza, topped with white truffle oil and pecorino romano ($24).—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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In a small bowl, stir together graham cracker crumbs, salt, butter and vanilla.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
2 Sep. 2024
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Most of the questions aimed at the ironic American director of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas were less softballs than soft soap, with reporters as interested in Scorsese’s favorite food — his mother’s lasagna recipe — as the movies in his peerless filmography.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2024
Noun
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The simple yet refined formula earns praise from the pros and love from our editors who keep a bottle with them at all times and use it on everything from breakouts to piercings.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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But his decision to lean into the heartache and share a moment of friendship and vulnerability online is what has earned him widespread praise among viewers.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Private Money, Public Breakthroughs To call Saad Bhamla and his seven co-recipients polymaths is more than flattery.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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In aggregate, users favored responses full of agreement and flattery.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Korean taffy candy is considered good luck, specifically for the CSAT.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Volunteers in yellow shirts handed out grapes, watermelon, taffy and Gatorade to community members, and white candles to be lit.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Though the book was met with abysmal reviews, it was included in a larger collection of Bowles’s work that received critical acclaim in her lifetime, and in recent years has become an object of fervid admiration.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Practically dumped into theaters last year, this deserves greater acclaim.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Sweet-talk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sweet-talk. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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