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 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
  • But even without European football, and after a decade in which Old Trafford has at times resembled a graveyard for promising careers, the lure of Manchester United — in terms of glamour, prestige and finance — remains powerful.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Once again, companies that succeed in this space are those that resist the lure of a universal solution.
    Divyaditya Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leaving the area removes temptation to touch the firearm and reduces danger of negligent injury from another person.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
  • There will be a temptation because of his height to draw parallels with Moyes’ use of Marouane Fellaini and Soucek, two key pillars of his Everton and West Ham sides, but where Rohl is concerned, his size can be deceptive.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The projects received millions in state and local tax incentives after promising to create thousands of new jobs.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Both the Kansas and Missouri legislatures have extended the team’s incentive package deadlines to give them more time to make a decision.
    Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.
    Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His versatility, as someone who has played across midfield, on the left and even up front, was another attraction when Everton weighed up an offer.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Lisbon brings in millions of tourists yearly, with the streetcar as one of its most popular attractions.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Enticement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticement. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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