as in tempts
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 entices
For example, a suet cake with mealworms attracts bluebirds, and adding fruit entices mockingbirds, says Stewart.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
While Summer most likely has tonnes of toys and a dog bed, there’s something about cardboard boxes that entices pets.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The Aloha State easily entices with beaches of every hue, lush verdant scenery, and a welcoming culture, but finding the best island to visit in Hawaii can be a daunting decision.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2025
The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Lauren David, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025
While Summer most likely has tonnes of toys and a dog bed, there’s something about cardboard boxes that entices pets.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
The Aloha State easily entices with beaches of every hue, lush verdant scenery, and a welcoming culture, but finding the best island to visit in Hawaii can be a daunting decision.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Oct. 2025
The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entices
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An untrustworthy future tempts us to either disengage, retreat into cynicism, or live angry.—
Phillip Halpern,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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In Indiana, Paoli Peaks features the Arctic Blast Tubing Park, and Perfect North Slopes tempts with 25 tubing lanes (as well as skiing and snowboarding).—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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The victim of his sacrifice is Gretchen, a virgin whom Faust seduces and abandons in his devilish reverie, and who kills their illegitimate child.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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The film follows the deliciously immoral, widowed Lady Susan Vernon (Kate Beckinsale), who maneuvers, deceives and seduces her way through London and across her relatives' country estates in an effort to find a wealthy husband for herself and her daughter, Frederica (Morfydd Clark).—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
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Jimenez’s movement lures Matthijs de Ligt up the pitch, stretching the right side of United’s defence, with Leny Yoro already in an advanced position to defend Iwobi.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The region’s invigorating multiculturalism also lures visitors with calypso music, island cuisine, and its history as a port of entry to the Caribbean.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2025
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Nuremberg explores how authoritarian regimes take over democracies — not by making a detailed intellectual case that persuades on its merits but by validating the power fantasies of those who feel shut out.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
11 Dec. 2025
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In the final confrontation, Tea persuades Miran to surrender, arguing that doing so will protect his family.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Entices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entices. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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