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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
Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Leisure readers this year, is often praised for its charming downtown and enticing art scene.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Saturday night’s Decision Day slate answered the remaining questions in the standings across the Eastern and Western Conference, yielding a number of enticing first-round matchups and playoff bracket that will kick off following Wednesday night’s wild card play-in games.
—Avi Creditor, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
As enticing as these goals may be, packing up your life and heading overseas can be quite the endeavor.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Leisure readers this year, is often praised for its charming downtown and enticing art scene.
—Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
Saturday night’s Decision Day slate answered the remaining questions in the standings across the Eastern and Western Conference, yielding a number of enticing first-round matchups and playoff bracket that will kick off following Wednesday night’s wild card play-in games.
—Avi Creditor, New York Times, 19 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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Not far from Loulé Criativo, step into In the Pink, a new photo gallery luring international artists to show in the Algarve.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Dozens were accused of luring boys through the Royal Rangers, a Pentecostal version of the Boy Scouts.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 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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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
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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This menu hits all the marks of the big meal but does so in an alluring, paired down package.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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The idea of open space again became such an alluring thing.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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