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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
Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Target’s annual sales have declined for the past three years in a row, but the company’s new CEO Michael Fiddelke laid out an ambitious plan earlier this month to refresh its stores, add more enticing merchandise and return to sales growth.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Their 2020 Listrac-Medoc has enticing aromas of violet, cassis, cedar, and graphite that transform to flavors of blackberry, black plum, vanilla, and raspberry, all gently wrapped in a velvety tannic sheath.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
For new Kalshi customers looking to get in on the action for today's Michigan versus Tennessee game, the prediction market platform is offering an enticing welcome bonus.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Target’s annual sales have declined for the past three years in a row, but the company’s new CEO Michael Fiddelke laid out an ambitious plan earlier this month to refresh its stores, add more enticing merchandise and return to sales growth.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Elliotts trust Roxy to not run away, but squirrels are enticing, after all.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Their 2020 Listrac-Medoc has enticing aromas of violet, cassis, cedar, and graphite that transform to flavors of blackberry, black plum, vanilla, and raspberry, all gently wrapped in a velvety tannic sheath.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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Among the most tempting-sounding is the omelet Brillat-Savarin, stuffed with diced woodcock and black truffles and surrounded by a strong game gravy.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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The offer could be tempting to users looking for a copy of the leak, especially since Anthropic has been using copyright takedowns to remove it from GitHub.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While Kerbal incorporates a lot of advanced concepts that real-world astronauts actually grapple with, it's also delivered in a goofy, approachable shell (the eponymous Kerbals are closer to Minions than real people) that's been key to luring in newcomers.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Her model for all this, incredibly, is the Biblical heroine Jael, famous for luring the Canaanite commander Sisera to her tent, plying him with milk curds, and driving a tent peg through his temple.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Late last week, Lindsey Buckingham dropped a very tantalizing tidbit while speaking to his Instagram followers about his future plans.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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That said, the Buckeyes’ Tate is a tantalizing prospect.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There are few things more on trend than grass-alternative lawns right now; between wanting something lower maintenance and lower cost, different options like clover, chamomile, and creeping thyme are looking much more appealing to the average homeowner.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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Today’s Prius combines the same legendary efficiency with real performance, genuinely appealing design and everyday practicality.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Miller gives both characters some claim on the truth, making the twisting argument that breaks out between the brothers enthralling to follow.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The mission eventually leads him back to his childhood home, providing for an enthralling, heart-wrenching finale.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The feature is set in British Columbia, largely in the span of a summer during the nineteen-nineties, in a calm residential suburb on the ruggedly alluring Vancouver Island.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Captive in bucolic panopticons, their lives are at once aesthetically alluring, depressingly regressive and anthropologically fascinating.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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