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as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
the hospital often offers T-shirts or caps as enticements for people to donate blood
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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
Security and prosperity proved strong enticements to accepting imperial rule, even if those benefits came at the point of a bayonet.
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Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Add the enticement of a new lover to mess with Lila’s head.
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has reported an increase in reports of online enticement.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Add the enticement of a new lover to mess with Lila’s head.
—The Know, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has reported an increase in reports of online enticement.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticement
Noun
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This, too, meshes with the politics of the time, given the lure that Canada had for those fleeing the draft, and the dangers faced by refuseniks who stayed behind.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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According to Hanke, Milei’s big loss in the Buenos Aires contest and the acceleration in the peso’s decline confirmed the Money Doctor’s warning that the inevitable lure for mismanaging the peso was Milei’s Achilles’ heel.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Is there a temptation to restore Murillo?—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It is made up of Marcus Aurelius’s advice to himself, produced perhaps as an antidote to being constantly surrounded by and subjected to the temptation and corruption of life as Emperor.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Mehta said showing consumers a higher quantity of ads and incentives doesn’t mean as much as connecting with the consumer in a meaningful way.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Oct. 2025
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The city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County combined are offering the company about $80,000 in tax incentives.—
Brian Gordon,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Blazy divided his show into three chapters, and this first, called Le Paradoxe, brings power and seduction into conjunction.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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Basically, to find this seduction.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Odds are there's crumbs or improperly stored food that's caused the attraction, especially for ants and flies.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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The ancient structure is a must-visit attraction and a symbol of China’s rich cultural heritage.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Enticement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticement. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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