as in enticing
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as in seduction
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as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
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as in risking
to take a chance on
refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation
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Recent Examples of tempting
Brandon J. Kinne, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
The Perry Street mania is probably unique, especially because the house’s stoop is tempting and pleasant: There are plenty of fans taking pictures at Seinfeld landmarks like Tom’s Restaurant or the Friends building on Bedford Street, but neither really supplies a spot to sit and pose.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
Burgers, at 41%, and barbecue, at 40%, were the second- and third-most tempting meat dishes.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
Just as tempting as spooning it up solo, though, is adding it to a small or large order of Frito Bandito.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
As such, publicly threatening or denouncing an organization offers a tempting alternative strategy.
—Brandon J. Kinne, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
The Perry Street mania is probably unique, especially because the house’s stoop is tempting and pleasant: There are plenty of fans taking pictures at Seinfeld landmarks like Tom’s Restaurant or the Friends building on Bedford Street, but neither really supplies a spot to sit and pose.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
Burgers, at 41%, and barbecue, at 40%, were the second- and third-most tempting meat dishes.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
Just as tempting as spooning it up solo, though, is adding it to a small or large order of Frito Bandito.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempting
Adjective
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While the 100 percent discount off base fares is enticing, travelers are still responsible for any government taxes and fees.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Jan. 2025
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Your real friends won’t give you a hard time for not drinking, non-alcoholic beers truly are pretty good these days, and often french fries actually are the more enticing post-exercise treat.—
Miyo McGinn,
Outside Online,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The goal is to understand the seduction of fascism, why so many people fell for Mussolini’s message then, and why so many are falling for a similar message today.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Dec. 2024
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Satan’s seduction of Eve had to define the very idea of what seduction was: an act of irresistible trickery on the part of the seducer; a moral and an intellectual failing on the part of the seduced.—
Merve Emre,
The New Yorker,
16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The church was notorious for luring in young industry strivers; one of Scott’s good friends had joined.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Underwood, a former grocery store worker, hit the 10-year-old with a cutting board after luring her into his residence, per AP, The Norman Transcript and The Oklahoman.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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On Wednesday, however, much more attention was on Sasaki’s tantalizing potential.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Miller is a tantalizing blend of skill and toughness, the type of player that can drag a team into the fight.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, judges in the United States have the independence to choose law over the orders or exhortations of any politician.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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The speech doesn’t quite fit the categories of Oval Office address we are used to — not an announcement or a pep talk or an exhortation for action.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The knot cutout dress puts an alluring twist on evening wear.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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Belafonte plays the young soldier Joe, and Dandridge is the alluring parachute-factory worker Carmen Jones.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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So instead of scientific breakthroughs, this campaign has relied on persuading millions of people to change basic behaviors.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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Baldwin staged the play in Istanbul, recruiting Cherry to compose music for it and persuading male actors to take up drag.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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As a grandson who lived with him frantically packed a car, Nickerson refused all entreaties to evacuate.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Esme forgoes a generic entreaty at the feet of her girlboss and instead makes a cunning personal plea for better judgment from her mentor.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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