allurement

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as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised difficult to ignore the allurements of the sideshow posters at the carnival

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Noun
  • This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Is there a temptation to restore Murillo?
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • It is made up of Marcus Aurelius’s advice to himself, produced perhaps as an antidote to being constantly surrounded by and subjected to the temptation and corruption of life as Emperor.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Odds are there's crumbs or improperly stored food that's caused the attraction, especially for ants and flies.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The ancient structure is a must-visit attraction and a symbol of China’s rich cultural heritage.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Basically, to find this seduction.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • If last season at Tom Ford was about seduction, spring-summer 2026 is about desire.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But the agency said there are also signs that development is spreading into other markets, like Las Vegas, that offer affordable land, cheap electricity from renewable power plants and industry tax incentives.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Jennings was awarded up to $3 million in playing incentives, but injuries have led to him not having a good start to the year.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Allurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allurement. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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