as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass
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Recent Examples of lured
Physical contact alleged The suit also alleges Post hugged and kissed the teen at school and later lured the student into her car, where the assaults occurred.
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Giles Hudson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Some of those combatants say they were lured to Mexico under false pretenses and forced to fight.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
The striking red foliage of Japanese bloodgrass (Imperata cylindrica) has lured thousands of gardeners into planting this noxious grassy groundcover.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s performance gave him an opportunity to go elsewhere, potentially lured to a Power Four school for substantially more money than the Aztecs could provide.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Bishop was lured into something tempting that turned out to be a setup.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
But Giuffre is not the girl at the center of that story (Giuffre was 16 — two years older — when Maxwell lured her into their den).
—Amy Wallace, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The pitch mixes selective truths with outright deception, targeting young men facing joblessness, inflation, and creeping poverty, as well as young women lured by promises of factory jobs, including in drone production tied to the war effort.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Seeds and insects on suburban lawns, irrigated campuses, parks and croplands have lured them northward to be one of North America’s successful bird species.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Giles Hudson, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Some of those combatants say they were lured to Mexico under false pretenses and forced to fight.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
The striking red foliage of Japanese bloodgrass (Imperata cylindrica) has lured thousands of gardeners into planting this noxious grassy groundcover.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s performance gave him an opportunity to go elsewhere, potentially lured to a Power Four school for substantially more money than the Aztecs could provide.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Bishop was lured into something tempting that turned out to be a setup.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
But Giuffre is not the girl at the center of that story (Giuffre was 16 — two years older — when Maxwell lured her into their den).
—Amy Wallace, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
The pitch mixes selective truths with outright deception, targeting young men facing joblessness, inflation, and creeping poverty, as well as young women lured by promises of factory jobs, including in drone production tied to the war effort.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Seeds and insects on suburban lawns, irrigated campuses, parks and croplands have lured them northward to be one of North America’s successful bird species.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lured
Verb
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The venue enforces a strict no-camera policy, so even though you’ll be tempted to take a video, play it cool.—
Roger Kisby,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Of course, Saudi Aramco isn’t the only one tempted by the returns crude‑to‑chemicals promises.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Consistently adversarial to power; never seduced into the club; consistently going after the highest powers (the president, for instance) over and over.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Pine seduced Roper away from Corky [Roper’s fixer, played by Tom Hollander, who was killed off in season one].—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In other words, chances are that even more young people will be enticed to bet on how many vehicles will pass by in CCTV footage.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
19 Feb. 2026
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Employers have long offered housing assistance, particularly to higher-status workers or those who are being enticed to relocate to expensive areas.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Talking to Republican leaders on the Hill, they were quite persuaded by the intelligence on weapons development that the White House presented them earlier in the last few days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Trump also persuaded three Arab countries to establish commercial and diplomatic ties with Israel.—
Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Lured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lured. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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