jawboned; jawboning; jawbones
: to speak forcefully and persuasively to
jawboned them into accepting the deal
: to talk especially forcefully and persuasively
jawboning about the tax cuts
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Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
Are people dropping these notions of specific turn-on in behaviors or specific details of reproduction or jawbones or whatever?
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
The jawboning case was one of several high-profile matters the court is deciding at intersection of the First Amendment and social media.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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Noun
The hinges of Derek’s original jaw were connected to the donor’s jawbones so Derek can now open and close his new mouth.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
Are people dropping these notions of specific turn-on in behaviors or specific details of reproduction or jawbones or whatever?
—Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
Since at least the 1990s, the conventional wisdom among presidents and their close advisers has been that jawboning the Fed is counterproductive.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024
The jawboning case was one of several high-profile matters the court is deciding at intersection of the First Amendment and social media.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
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“Jawbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawbone. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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jawbone
noun
jaw·bone
ˈjȯ-ˈbōn, -ˌbōn 
: jaw sense 1
especially
: mandible
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