as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
tacky souvenir shops to which first-time tourists had been decoyed into spending their hard-earned money
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Hoka Ora Primo Recovery Slip-on Sneaker These Hoka recovery sneakers are so comfy you may be tempted to use them as everyday slippers.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025 -
Now, with a new seasonal lineup, you’ll be tempted with scents that remind you of your family’s holiday dessert buffet.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Others, lured by the country’s warm weather and lax oversight, followed.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 1992, Fox lured some 20 million viewers away from CBS’ coverage of Washington’s 17-0 dominance of Buffalo with a special live installment of the sketch comedy series In Living Color.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Countless service members were seduced by the region’s beauty and fair weather and chose to settle here.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Models walking his sultry runway seduced the audience in beautiful suiting, a dress with a plunging neckline that mirrored an equally high slit.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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As reported by the Columbus Dispatch, Judge Page was particularly persuaded by concerns about fairness and equity.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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De Marco, who has a gray goatee and an easy laugh, had persuaded Imperiale to become a pentito, or state’s witness, in exchange for a lighter sentence.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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And, that, my friends, will be the cause of much celebration if he could ever be enticed to perform at, say, the National Theatre, the Royal Court or the Almeida or the Donmar or in the commercial West End.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the chain’s most recent earnings call last month, Kempczinski said customers more than doubled their visits after joining the program, enticed by discounts.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Decoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoyed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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