as in tempting
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as in luring
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 enticing
Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Make your device less visually enticing to decrease your motivation to use it.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Brian Cheung, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
As if that wasn’t enticing enough, the formula feels pillowy-soft on the skin.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The value of the cargo, after all, far outweighs the cost of insurance, especially as oil prices continue to rise, Gholz said -- a dynamic that could prove to be an enticing financial incentive for tankers.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Make your device less visually enticing to decrease your motivation to use it.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
Trump’s tariff agenda aimed to spark a blue-collar job boom by enticing companies to reshore manufacturing.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
As if that wasn’t enticing enough, the formula feels pillowy-soft on the skin.
—Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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Power of You is a tempting scent with palpable juiciness, creamy warmth, and balance.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
14 Mar. 2026
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While bargain deals may be tempting, the experts say price can signal quality.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Movie production in Los Angeles has steadily decreased in the years since, as other cities and states began luring studios with large tax incentives.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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And while Sarasota used to have a reputation for only attracting retirees, the city’s Rosemary District has been luring young professionals with a slew of new apartment buildings.—
Amelia Mularz,
Architectural Digest,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After missing his first six shots, Peterson showcased his tantalizing talent with six baskets in just over 10 minutes — including an off-balance, buzzer-beating 3-pointer going into halftime.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026
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As for what makes Peterson such a tantalizing prospect for NBA teams despite his mysterious cramp issue, Woo points to his scoring ability.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Families seeking the convenience of a true third-row SUV will find the TX particularly appealing.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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Sir Edmond Halley’s, a long-standing British-style joint that serves food and drinks seven days a week in Charlotte, is everything that makes pub culture so appealing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jean is an enthralling account of an artist learning to be less precious about linear healing and emotions that don’t lend themselves to that process.—
Larisha Paul,
VIBE.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Jean is an enthralling account of an artist learning to be less precious about linear healing and emotions that don’t lend themselves to that process.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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That combination — genuine suffering refracted through dark humor, hardship worn lightly — is exactly what American audiences are finding so alluring in Korean stories right now.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
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For this new study, Ryan and his colleagues wanted to know if human preferences for certain animal calls—including those alluring calls from male túngara frogs—correlate with the preferences of female animals.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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