enticement

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as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised the enticement of the party buffet was just too great to ignore for very long

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Recent Examples of enticement James Styner, 20, pleaded guilty in federal court in the District of Columbia to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor, one count of distribution of child pornography, and three counts of receipt of child pornography, according to federal prosecutors. City News Service, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025 The number of reports of online enticement, a category that includes sextortion, grew by more than 300% between 2021 and 2023. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025 In the Song of Songs (sometimes referred to as the Song of Solomon or the Canticle of Canticles), a poem in the Hebrew Bible about two lovers, the fruit remains connected to beauty, love, and enticement. Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025 Khamryn Zyiel Johnson, 27, of Plano, is charged in a five-count indictment made public Friday with enticement of a minor to produce pornography and transmitting and receiving images of child pornography. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 Lamont Crockett, who was a school resource officer, was sentenced to four years for child enticement in September 2024, WKOW-TV of Madison reported. Melissa Chan, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025 The one thing that seems generally inarguable is that the features will be an enticement for people to dip into GPT-5 for mental health guidance. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticement
Noun
  • Beyond the lure, a nearly invisible harp net hung in the middle of a forest opening, where a single golden-haired creature was caught.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Colorful reef and drift dives are the lure in the waters around Marsa Alam, where more than 60 spectacular dive sites are a siren call to (wet) suit up.
    Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • New research into Rembrandt van Rijn’s 1642 masterpiece suggests that this barking dog was inspired by the title page of a widely available book on the temptations of the flesh, illustrated by the Dutch artist, poet and publisher Adriaen van de Venne.
    Senay Boztas, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There will be plenty of temptation to go right for the jugular Monday night against a beleaguered Bengals defense.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Tesla had a first-mover advantage in China in 2013, leveraging the government’s support of EVs with subsidies and incentives and its production base and opening a gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Livermore and Alameda officials unsuccessfully offered their own tax incentive packages.
    Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There is agency at work in this seduction—not his, not mine, but theirs.
    Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The whole scene is a masterclass in femme seduction, the kind that could have only been directed by a lesbian.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The goal is for the singles to connect on an emotional and intellectual level before seeing each other in person, thus building a foundation stronger than just physical attraction.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Other attractions include Bloodmoon Ranch, Funhouse Nightmare, Bleakmore Asylum, The Zombie Shootout, Escape Room, Axe Throwing and Monster Midway.
    Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Enticement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticement. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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