decoyed

past tense of decoy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decoyed
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Their leads include Dominican newcomer Valentina Shen Wu, who had to be persuaded several times to take on the role of the Chinese silk maker, Mei.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • For his efforts, which also included spending more than $7,000 to trim trees and cut down two redwoods and a fir, he was rewarded with a certificate from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety that persuaded his insurer to maintain his coverage.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sight of Morro Rock has greeted countless visitors to this part of California’s Central Coast for centuries, from the European explorers who came to the area enticed by its calm waters, to the modern-day surfers who ride the swells that break outside the bay.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
  • As many other countries clamp down on the super-rich, Italy has been bucking the trend; its accommodative flat-tax regime has enticed hordes of big spenders drawn to luxury living and Milan’s increasingly bustling business scene.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Decoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decoyed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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