allured

past tense of allure

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Recent Examples of allured Born and raised in rural America, the Native American and Czech actress has been allured by the classic Western lifestyle since childhood. Jason Phillips, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for allured
Verb
  • But the idea has always fascinated him.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • So that image has always fascinated me.
    Maria Reva September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
  • However, she could be tempted to break that pattern in order to celebrate her WAG promotion from girlfriend to fiancée.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Consider Dubai, a dynamic playground that draws thousands of millionaires each year, enticed by its unmatched digital infrastructure and lavish lifestyle offerings.
    Murad Salikhov, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • As of May, the prospect of infrastructure investment and a link to the world’s second largest economy has enticed up to 150 countries — representing around 40% of global GDP — to join the BRI through Memoranda of Understanding with China, the GFDC added.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Technology plays a role, but Hughes cautions against being seduced by high-profile projects at the expense of less visible but more foundational work.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Cinephiles will be charmed, and writers and directors will recognize Linklater’s chops.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Del Toro has charmed the Lido before, winning the festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, with 2017’s The Shape of Water, which ultimately went on to scoop four Oscars, including Best Picture and Director.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • After being lured into fighting by social media, prospective foreign volunteers have to fill out an online application before being contacted for an interview.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Like so many adolescents, the 27-year-old New York native left piano behind, lured by the siren call of, well, literally anything else.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And to those of you who are new, I'm enchanted to meet you.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Experts warn against becoming enchanted with the latest flashy tool.
    Carolyn Said, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Fugitive Chicago bank president Paul Stensland — who fled the city with more than $1 million — was tracked down in Tangier, Morocco, by the Tribune, which persuaded him to surrender and tell his story.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Preparation for this might involve ensuring that proprietary and legacy systems can be persuaded to play nicely with agents.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Allured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allured. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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