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She is working to convince, cajole, and pressure other Representatives to vote for the bill.cajole = gently persuade
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"Come on," Ron said cajolingly, giving the steering wheel a little shake, "nearly there, come on -" (source)cajolingly = as though gently urging (the car)
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cajoling her mother to eat a little now and then, (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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It had taken quite a bit of cajoling to cool Harvey down, especially after he threw in the incident in Miles's car as well. (source)cajoling = gentle persuasion
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Every year we spend hundreds of dollars on phone calls and letters, writing, faxing, cajoling, and bribing, trying to get... (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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Then her voice became tender, and she began to cajole me, saying, "Please, I can't wake him." (source)cajole = gently persuade
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...pouted and pleaded and cajoled. (source)Cajoled = gently persuaded
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Neither Boca Chica nor Ocoa were far but I never wanted to go and it normally took hours of cajoling before I agreed to climb on the autobus. (source)cajoling = gentle persuasion
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I knew then there was no use pretending or trying to cajole my mind into silence (source)cajole = gently persuade
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Mrs. Brown did not realize it at the time, but her inquisition ended before it started, and no amount of cajolery or intimidation on her part would wreak a confession or a betrayal from the brotherhood she now interrogated.† (source)
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Enrique cajoles.† (source)cajoles = gently persuades
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I got to be the bad cop and lay down the law. "Angel," I began cajolingly. "We can't always..." (source)cajolingly = in a gently persuading manner
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It was Arthur's accepted role to lie squelching in the mud making occasional demands to see his lawyer, his mother or a good book; it was Mr. Prosser's accepted role to tackle Arthur with the occasional new ploy such as the For the Public Good talk, or the March of Progress talk, the They Knocked My House Down Once You Know, Never Looked Back talk and various other cajoleries and threats; and it was the bulldozer drivers' accepted role to sit around drinking coffee and experimenting with union regulations to see how they could turn the situation to their financial advantage.† (source)
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The delicate art of cajoler was a lost skill in modern law enforcement, one that required exceptional poise under pressure.† (source)
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She couldn't abandon the driver's seat, not after having cajoled Miro into opening the door. (source)cajoled = gently persuaded
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But the expression: Odysseus' gaze was always reaching out, cajoling.† (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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