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
Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Each lodge sells something that’s enticing to hikers: mushroom pizza, a bucket of cold Fanta, and even horse cargo services available for around $100.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The offers have been enticing enough to compel at least half of Solaris owners to sell over the past two years, according to property records.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The recent pullback in Wendy’s shares could provide an enticing entry point for investors, according to JPMorgan.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Each lodge sells something that’s enticing to hikers: mushroom pizza, a bucket of cold Fanta, and even horse cargo services available for around $100.
—Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
Verb
The doc also pays close attention to a tipping-point moment that occurred in Murphy, Texas, in 2006, when one of the fake-boys was enticing a predator to come to their house.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The offers have been enticing enough to compel at least half of Solaris owners to sell over the past two years, according to property records.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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Sources said the allure of an outsider remains tempting for the BBC, and Holland’s mix of commercial and public service experience could work in his favor.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Tonight, while Butler is certainly tempting in multiple prop markets (even at lines that clearly factor in how much his role is about to increase), Brandin Podziemski offers the most upside.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ewen says the task for Southwest will be striking a balance between luring new customers, which could potentially improve financials, and keeping existing customers happy.—
Dallas Morning News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Opportunities bloom The full Flower Moon will present a tantalizing target for the astrophotography community, particularly during moonrise, when photographers can get creative combining their lunar subject with the landscape below.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 May 2025
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But New York will never fully realize this tantalizing opportunity if the jobs don’t materialize.—
Jonathan Bowles,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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In the nineteen-nineties, talk of Disneyfication sometimes presumed that Manhattan was destined to grow ever more prosperous and orderly, but both the 2008 recession and the 2020 pandemic reminded many New Yorkers that other fates were possible, not all of them more appealing.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Competitors may come in with more attractive offers, or external market conditions might shift, rendering the deal less appealing.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The agency has sued companies for persuading veterans to sell their pension and disability payments, for charging military families more than thirty-six per cent interest on pawn loans, and for misleading servicemembers to take costly cash-out refinance loans on their homes.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Bears don’t appear to be having much trouble persuading offensive players to come to Chicago after hiring Johnson, the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College—the most prestigious boarding schools are hotly coveted by the international elite, an even more alluring status symbol than a Birkin bag.—
Ashley Baker,
Air Mail,
26 Apr. 2025
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And in this respect, the concert narrative can be alluring.—
Stacie E. Goddard,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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