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
After being lured into fighting by social media, prospective foreign volunteers have to fill out an online application before being contacted for an interview.
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Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Like so many adolescents, the 27-year-old New York native left piano behind, lured by the siren call of, well, literally anything else.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen college campuses have been the target of the dangerous criminal hoax known as swatting, with law enforcement lured to a location in response to a false report of a horrific crime.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The huge growth of weight loss drug usage in recent years has lured in investors in the ongoing hunt for both leading medications and potential new challengers.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Oldani's grandfather was Benjamin Carpenter, who oversaw the greenhouses at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) before he was lured by Olds to Grosse Ile to construct formal gardens for Elbamar.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Finances are also the dominant motivation – 57% of aspiring career changers are lured by the potential for higher pay and benefits.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Top collegiate talent always had to be lured with perks.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
There was a thrilling run into October last season, then the signing of Juan Soto, who was lured away from the Yankees with the biggest contract in baseball history.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Like so many adolescents, the 27-year-old New York native left piano behind, lured by the siren call of, well, literally anything else.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Over the past 10 days, more than a dozen college campuses have been the target of the dangerous criminal hoax known as swatting, with law enforcement lured to a location in response to a false report of a horrific crime.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The huge growth of weight loss drug usage in recent years has lured in investors in the ongoing hunt for both leading medications and potential new challengers.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Oldani's grandfather was Benjamin Carpenter, who oversaw the greenhouses at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) before he was lured by Olds to Grosse Ile to construct formal gardens for Elbamar.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Finances are also the dominant motivation – 57% of aspiring career changers are lured by the potential for higher pay and benefits.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Top collegiate talent always had to be lured with perks.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
There was a thrilling run into October last season, then the signing of Juan Soto, who was lured away from the Yankees with the biggest contract in baseball history.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lured
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In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Sep. 2025
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However, she could be tempted to break that pattern in order to celebrate her WAG promotion from girlfriend to fiancée.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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Technology plays a role, but Hughes cautions against being seduced by high-profile projects at the expense of less visible but more foundational work.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Consider Dubai, a dynamic playground that draws thousands of millionaires each year, enticed by its unmatched digital infrastructure and lavish lifestyle offerings.—
Murad Salikhov,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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As of May, the prospect of infrastructure investment and a link to the world’s second largest economy has enticed up to 150 countries — representing around 40% of global GDP — to join the BRI through Memoranda of Understanding with China, the GFDC added.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Their leads include Dominican newcomer Valentina Shen Wu, who had to be persuaded several times to take on the role of the Chinese silk maker, Mei.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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For his efforts, which also included spending more than $7,000 to trim trees and cut down two redwoods and a fir, he was rewarded with a certificate from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety that persuaded his insurer to maintain his coverage.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Lured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lured. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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