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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
Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The enticing schedule and the Penguins’ strong start are expected to significantly help ticket sales the rest of the season.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The deal is enticing since signing up as a new Starlink customer typically requires a one-time payment of $300 for a satellite dish.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Despite an enticing list of stars, critics have not been too fond of the series.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The enticing schedule and the Penguins’ strong start are expected to significantly help ticket sales the rest of the season.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
With Kelly running the offense in Vegas, if the Raiders do, indeed, have a top-five pick next April, Moore might be too enticing a player for the team to pass up on.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The deal is enticing since signing up as a new Starlink customer typically requires a one-time payment of $300 for a satellite dish.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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That further makes Raiders a tempting dog getting nearly double-digits.—
Greg Cote
November 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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Ten frames or less was tempting fate.—
Sandy Mazza,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This 35% transferable tax credit incentive, introduced in 2012 alongside the Colombia Film Fund, has been luring a growing number of projects, with Netflix increasingly investing in more series and features.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paramount also made headlines on the talent front, luring the Duffer Brothers from Netflix but then allowing Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan to decamp for a deal with NBCUniversal.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Below, a brief moment of reprieve from all the other holiday sale blasts and the tantalizing pages of deals on Amazon for some light aromatherapy.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Verdict on Ina's French Apple Tart Ina's French apple tart is a tantalizing treat.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jennifer then develops a taste for human flesh and begins seducing and killing teenage boys.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The Disney executives said the company has worked to make an appealing offer to YouTube TV.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of the certificates date back as far as the 1980s, but developing them is becoming more appealing as the far northern edges of Phoenix begin to fill out.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Without spoiling the climax, A Tale of Two Sisters uses the haunted house motif almost as a window dressing to obscure the psychological aspects at play in this immensely enthralling, supernatural flick.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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In response, Delaware last March passed a law to make the state more alluring, to which Texas quickly counter-punched with an even friendlier law.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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As an Earth sign, Taurus’ Venusian essence is grounded in the physical, making those born under this sign especially alluring and attractive.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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