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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
Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
Best Buy is running Tech Fest until Sunday, a multi-day event with enticing deals on tech products.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
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Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
The 2023 wine made from grapes grown in this plot has enticing aromas of dark cherry, plum, and vanilla and flavors of cassis, dark chocolate, black raspberry, and finely ground black pepper.
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
Best Buy is running Tech Fest until Sunday, a multi-day event with enticing deals on tech products.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Verb
Obviously, Donnie being over there was enticing to me.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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There’s been rotation on the left wing, but the triple-up on the France attack is now very tempting with Ousmane Dembele ($10m), who has amassed three goals and two assists in the tournament to date.
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Men’s Journal reports that high-intensity training can be tempting for the sweat factor and calorie burn, but rucking delivers similar results without the joint stress and exhaustion that follow.
Verb
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Next, the instructor tries luring the child back into the pool with a sparkly pink rubber duck, which does the trick.
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Dill can also act as a trap crop, luring hornworms away from tomatoes.
Adjective
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However, Buffalo is the most tantalizing landing spot for Hellebuyck.
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Ament is a tantalizing prospect.
Verb
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The writer thinks that the person seducing the main character is just some flotsam, hardly worth a second look.
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That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.
Adjective
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The Heat has been in a holding pattern of sorts the past two days, waiting to see if an appealing free agent takes a minimum deal or an appealing player under contract shakes free.
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To me, a road trip is still one of the most appealing ways of exploring the USA.
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The only thing missing from an enthralling first 45 minutes was a goal, but that wasn't for lack of trying.
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In fairness, there were long stretches of South Africa-Czech Republic that were not entirely enthralling.
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The results have often left me highly frustrated, but also have given me indescribable joy at the fact of having absorbed (although only partially, of course) some of the elusive beauty of those marvelous, magical, mysteriously alluring tongues.
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Those memories sent me looking for the world’s most alluring station hotels.
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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