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
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Who could help falling for the enticing combination of warm spices in this ring of pumpkin perfection?
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Nutrients from the Orinoco Delta make the waters particularly enticing to marine life and also help the island’s barrel sponges grow especially huge.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Meanwhile, Halley remains a valuable navigator of the overall sales market and how to devise enticing offers to potential advertisers.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Who could help falling for the enticing combination of warm spices in this ring of pumpkin perfection?
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
While those features are enticing enough for an everyday bra, this option also has a clever feature in the straps.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Nutrients from the Orinoco Delta make the waters particularly enticing to marine life and also help the island’s barrel sponges grow especially huge.
—Terry Ward, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Verb
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Pricing must stay fair enough for casual fans yet tempting enough for collectors.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Our moments of uncanny convergence—like bumping into an old flame at the exact right (or wrong) time—function like indulgences did in the days of Martin Luther, tempting us in the promise of paradise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kansans will spend the rest of their days at the tantalizing game of discovering Truman; what Truman found in Kansans will make people everywhere discover themselves.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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The untold saga of Morrison’s bust leads from an elusive sculptor in Belgrade to the mayor of Paris to a tantalizing revelation from a previously undisclosed eyewitness.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, the Spanish fashion brand — somewhat of an outsider — has found a good recipe for luring young customers in store.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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His friends soon came to help, and, after about two hours of luring the kitten with wet cat food, the group finally got him out of the walls and took him to the veterinarian.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While the state is often seen as a popular retirement destination thanks to its warm weather, tranquil lifestyle and appealing landscapes, that demand also contributes to increasing prices.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, the Volvo EX30 missed its moment to be great, but retains some appealing characteristics.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Conveniently, two beautiful young strangers (Ana de Armas, Lorenza Izzo) come by late one stormy night, inviting themselves in and quickly seducing him.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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Here are some of the less invasive procedures seducing Hollywood, as well as some of their most sought-after practitioners.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Samantha Eggar, the vivacious British actress whose five-year run starting in 1965 included enthralling performances in The Collector, Return From the Ashes, Doctor Dolittle and The Molly Maguires, has died.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Operating every Friday at noon, the Rolling Bridge becomes an enthralling sight, drawing large crowds to witness its unfolding process over the Grand Union Canal.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That could help with a key goal of the new transit line — persuading people who commute by car to give a more comfortable bus experience a try.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite a recent plan to overhaul California’s strict insurance regulations in hopes of persuading carriers to expand coverage in fire-risk areas, many homeowners have yet to see any immediate changes.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And anyway, the prospect of conducting my experiment under cold New England conditions isn’t particularly alluring.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Shocking and alluring, the show is a mind-bending mystery that doesn’t reveal its true nature until the very end.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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