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beguiled

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verb

past tense of beguile
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguiled
Verb
  • Check out Pima Air & Space Museum For those fascinated by astronomy and aerospace, the Pima Air & Space Museum is an essential stop along Tucson’s Astro Trail.
    Visit Tucson, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Friendship stores selling specialty foodstuffs, silks, and Maoist tchotchkes emerged to meet demand from both Chinese immigrants seeking familiar comforts and Americans fascinated by the exotic wares.
    Mark Tseng-Putterman / Made by History, TIME, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Cleveland also warned that users may fail to consider emoji strings to be actual passwords, and so could be deceived via phishing campaigns to share emoji passwords.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The states pressing the suits, including California and New Jersey, say the companies deceived consumers about the risks posed by fossil fuels.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • You may be tempted to pump the wand into the tube to get the brush saturated, but don't—MAC says this causes the formula to dry out.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Sources say Ratcliffe felt either man might be tempted by the appeal of United, with both having the resources.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • On the mountainous island of Carpathia, somewhere in the Black Sea, the teenage Yuri (Helena Zengel) is being raised by her father Maxim (Willem Dafoe), a credulous, lonely man who lives to hunt the ochi.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.
    Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • If Brown is enticed by the chance to see that through, the Chiefs can take advantage and alleviate some of the risk by luring him with some incentives based on playing time.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
  • With more cap space leaguewide than expected, Zucker may be enticed by the idea of hitting free agency coming off a career year.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Humankind has always been seduced by promises of miraculous solutions.
    Luis E. Romero, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Others were equally enchanted by Stewart's unexpected skills.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In the comment section, fans were enchanted by the Only Murders in the Building star's style choice.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Heat star Tyler Herro admitted to being fooled earlier this month, while a post from the account instigated a war of words between Kevin Garnett and Draymond Green.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Also, unlike its many imposters (and there are many similar looking wireless lamps out there, so don’t be fooled), the Poldina comes with a 1-year warranty on the battery and a 2-year warranty for any defects.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Beguiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beguiled. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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