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verb

present participle of beguile
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Recent Examples of beguiling
Adjective
The protagonist of this beguiling novel, Lina, lives with her father in a realm seemingly unbound by ordinary time. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2025 Meander through the beguiling mind of a theater actress, take a siblings road trip that challenges the very notion of family, or delve into a deep, personal secret. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 June 2025 Whether in a 19th-century château with a private garden, an Art Deco mansion with an intriguing history, or at a former fashion atelier reimagined for the present day, the city’s hotels invite you to experience Paris at its most beautiful and beguiling. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 3 June 2025 Amick stars alongside James Spader as a beguiling beauty whom Spader is helpless before. Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beguiling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguiling
Adjective
  • Köhler specializes in cunning, tonally surprising films about cross-cultural disconnection, and Gavagai is his most ambitious and expansive film yet—a pinpoint-accurate account of moral crises and social biases, modern and ancient, internal and external.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
  • But as the supervisors tweaked the incentives, a new form of cunning arose.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • The show, hosted by actor Alan Cumming and set in a remote Scottish castle, features reality TV veterans and celebrities working together—and often deceiving each other—in challenges for a cash prize.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Appearances, though, can be deceiving.
    Bob Harkins, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The trailers for the episode dropped not only the announcement of Swift's latest album, but also a cute moment between the celeb couple.
    Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The brand also offers the pillow in a smaller base model and several cute kids’ pillows that double as plushies.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • These emails are loaded with deceptive links that lead to malware infections, and the consequences can be severe.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Center for Democracy and Technology, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and American Civil Liberties Union say the software companies push deceptive marketing practices, exploit fear, normalize invasion of privacy and erode trust.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Ewen says the task for Southwest will be striking a balance between luring new customers, which could potentially improve financials, and keeping existing customers happy.
    Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There's a subtle but powerful form of manipulation happening in AI companions.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The spawn, which typically takes place over a few days and lasts less than 20 minutes, is triggered by subtle environmental cues — moon phase, tides and water temperatures — that healthy reefs once responded to in consistent synchronization.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Fleeing from violence and a dark history, a man adopts a false identity looking to start over in the idyllic Canary Islands' town of Arcadia, where a new love interest could change his life — if his past doesn't come back to haunt him.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Aldridge could face up to 10 years in prison on each federal civil rights violation and 20 years for each false report, the news release said.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Nearly all bird species feed their young insects, so planting native greenery that attracts bugs can be enticing to hummingbirds.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Experts say the falling rate could thaw the largely frozen housing market by enticing buyers off the sidelines.
    Kevin Williams, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Beguiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beguiling. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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