as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet
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Recent Examples of enticed
More Arsenal fans have searched for the shirt since the parade, with 55 bought from Etsy in the 24 hours after the parade, but the reference is what enticed buyers pre-title win.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The Chiefs can be emotionally enticed by the prospect of the production.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Some racers, such as Mayor Justin Raithel, who made it to the semifinals in his open class division, enticed their snails with lettuce.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
That allegedly enticed consumers to spend more to purchase the new devices.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
This plan includes guest worker programs, clear pathways for immigrants and their families who are here seeking to make a better life for their families and who were enticed to come here by the prior federal administration.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The Chiefs can be emotionally enticed by the prospect of the production.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Some racers, such as Mayor Justin Raithel, who made it to the semifinals in his open class division, enticed their snails with lettuce.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
That allegedly enticed consumers to spend more to purchase the new devices.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
This plan includes guest worker programs, clear pathways for immigrants and their families who are here seeking to make a better life for their families and who were enticed to come here by the prior federal administration.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticed
Verb
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If you’re tempted to join them, there’s no shortage of entry points.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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So, Alamo decides to kill Rue in an uncharacteristically anticlimactic fashion — by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl and trusting that the addict will be tempted enough to swallow them.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Verb
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This year is not the first time lukewarm waters have lured the apex predators to the region.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Three All Saints Episcopal School students lured a fourth student to participate in a TikTok challenge this month that became a catastrophic assault, leaving the boy unconscious for several minutes, temporarily paralyzed and with fractured vertebrae, according to a lawsuit filed this week.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The sister of King Charles III is rarely seduced by trends, fashions, or labels.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
9 May 2026
Verb
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Pollock persuaded Cineplex Odeon to invest in the film, limiting Universal’s risk.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Some laughed as their classmates persuaded them.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Enticed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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