as in coaxes
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery
wheedled him into doing their work for them
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Amid these absurdities, Manuel coaxes out the cruelty of the resort’s hierarchies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026 -
After all, the way FanDuel coaxes a prediction customer onto its online sportsbook or icasino will look very different from Robinhood working to persuade a predictions trader to try trading equities.—
Contessa Brewer,
CNBC,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Wheedles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wheedles. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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