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coaxes
verb as in persuade
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There, Mark finds Gemma serenely disassembling the crib, and coaxes her to run with him.
From Salon
That warming coaxes mosquitoes toward higher elevations, even as temperatures have historically been too cold for the insects to thrive.
From Salon
Aparicio coaxes cultural histories from his rubber casts of trees and meandering flows of poured amber.
From Los Angeles Times
It coaxes us to think of housing as a lifestyle choice, not a right.
From New York Times
Genkuro coaxes out the sinister notes of the score in a deranged but good way.
From New York Times
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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