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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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The stage remains too tempting.
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The array of goodies was too tempting for his children to keep their hands out away from the shelves.
Verb
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The federation has been successful in luring top names like Hakimi, 2026 UEFA Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, but not with others like Spanish star Laime Yamal, who chose to represent the country of his birth.
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Much of the tax settlement industry thrives on debtors' desperation, luring people into costly programs that rarely deliver.
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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This condominium also has another appealing feature.
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Rushing in and risking a possible violation is not an appealing gamble.
Adjective
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In fairness, there were long stretches of South Africa-Czech Republic that were not entirely enthralling.
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Hoskins rose to prominence with his enthralling performance as Harold, a charismatic emblem of British hubris.
Adjective
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Those memories sent me looking for the world’s most alluring station hotels.
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The movie itself was full of ideas, about the manosphere and (a few years ahead of its time) tradwives, that didn’t quite align with some of its promotion as an alluring romance between Pugh and Styles’ characters.
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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