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
Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
These bulbs tend to be less enticing for both digging animals like squirrels, as well as deer and rabbits that may browse on the above-ground parts.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Text messages, obtained by police through a search warrant and included in the criminal complaint, appear to show Gilkey-Meisegeier enticing a student — the subject of the anonymous senior’s warning in April — to secretly meet up multiple times, as well as to send nude photos.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Lu said vertical manufacturing and educating young generations about the impact of manufacturing will also play a part in making domestic production more enticing.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
These bulbs tend to be less enticing for both digging animals like squirrels, as well as deer and rabbits that may browse on the above-ground parts.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
There are tons of enticing cold and hot drinks.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
Text messages, obtained by police through a search warrant and included in the criminal complaint, appear to show Gilkey-Meisegeier enticing a student — the subject of the anonymous senior’s warning in April — to secretly meet up multiple times, as well as to send nude photos.
—Melissa Chan, NBC news, 27 Aug. 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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Marc Ribot The adventurous guitarist-composer, who has collaborated with the likes of Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Tom Waits and Vinicio Capossela, is surely one of the tantalizing names on the overall HSB bill.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rademacher, who arrived at U-M 30 years ago, says the prospect of a Big House concert remained tantalizing.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States and the Soviet Union competed for influence in Asia and Africa, packing their ideological visions in the guise of development, and luring modernizing Asian and African leaders with loans and technical assistance in dam building and hydraulics.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Portugal has been a hotspot for digital nomads, luring foreign remote workers with friendly visa policies, a better quality of life, and a lower cost of living.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Partner at NewVest Ariel Ezrahi In such an environment, expanding retail-facing funds becomes an appealing lever, providing access to fresh money even as the traditional institutional pipeline weakens, private-equity players told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ha-Ha-Halloween Song If your toddler is still a tad freaked out by all the skeletons and ghosts appearing around their neighborhood in the form of creepy decorations, and the prospect of dressing up just doesn’t sound appealing, CoComelon can help.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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The drama follows Veneno (played by non-pro Víctor Miguel), a headstrong young drifter who survives by seducing truck drivers at 24-hour roadside diners called cachimbas.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Childhood is a time of enchantment, and a mother is a daughter’s first sorceress—omnipotent, enthralling, sometimes alarmingly so.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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The sequence, which leads to an enthralling chase through the mean streets of New York, features a memorable freestyle between David and the young artist who could have been his disciple.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Klopp still has a job in the game, as overseer of the Red Bull Group, which seems to consist of giving advice here and there, watching games, assessing potential signings and then persuading those signings to, erm, sign.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sponsorship organizations seek donations by persuading people and groups that have, to lend financial support those who don’t have or have far less.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Here, grizzlies don’t equate people with food—as opposed to populated areas where alluring smells forge a connection—and have learned to tolerate humans, thanks to decades of naturalists adopting nonthreatening practices.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the uncertain climate only pushed brands to be more creative this season, with plenty of color, alluring details and an intense focus on Made in Italy craftsmanship.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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