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
This year is not the first time lukewarm waters have lured the apex predators to the region.
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Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Three All Saints Episcopal School students lured a fourth student to participate in a TikTok challenge this month that became a catastrophic assault, leaving the boy unconscious for several minutes, temporarily paralyzed and with fractured vertebrae, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Short selling can be an intellectually demanding approach to the market, and many inexperienced traders fall into a trap, lured by overvaluation and hype.
—David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Once deemed too challenging — and expensive — to develop at scale, the open space is now drawing businesses lured in part by Micron Technology’s 11-figure investment a short drive away.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
In contrast, when there was a labor shortage in 2022 because Americans were slow to return to work after the pandemic, workers were lured by nearly 18% pay jumps from the prior year for leaving their companies, compared to the 7% increase non-switchers received, the bank said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 May 2026
In 1973, management lured Kurtis back to CBS Chicago as principal anchor, working alongside commentator and anchorman Walter Jacobson.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The title implies that it will be set before the 1974 film, in which Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronk-en-steen), played by Gene Wilder, is lured back to Transylvania and picks up his grandfather Victor’s experiments with re-animating the dead.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Some of those teenagers were lured by ads promising good-paying jobs, only to discover they were being funneled to a Jalisco cartel training camp an hour outside Guadalajara.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Three All Saints Episcopal School students lured a fourth student to participate in a TikTok challenge this month that became a catastrophic assault, leaving the boy unconscious for several minutes, temporarily paralyzed and with fractured vertebrae, according to a lawsuit filed this week.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
Short selling can be an intellectually demanding approach to the market, and many inexperienced traders fall into a trap, lured by overvaluation and hype.
—David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Once deemed too challenging — and expensive — to develop at scale, the open space is now drawing businesses lured in part by Micron Technology’s 11-figure investment a short drive away.
—Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 28 May 2026
In contrast, when there was a labor shortage in 2022 because Americans were slow to return to work after the pandemic, workers were lured by nearly 18% pay jumps from the prior year for leaving their companies, compared to the 7% increase non-switchers received, the bank said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 May 2026
In 1973, management lured Kurtis back to CBS Chicago as principal anchor, working alongside commentator and anchorman Walter Jacobson.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 May 2026
The title implies that it will be set before the 1974 film, in which Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronk-en-steen), played by Gene Wilder, is lured back to Transylvania and picks up his grandfather Victor’s experiments with re-animating the dead.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Some of those teenagers were lured by ads promising good-paying jobs, only to discover they were being funneled to a Jalisco cartel training camp an hour outside Guadalajara.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lured
Verb
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If you’re tempted to join them, there’s no shortage of entry points.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
2 June 2026
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So, Alamo decides to kill Rue in an uncharacteristically anticlimactic fashion — by giving her painkillers laced with fentanyl and trusting that the addict will be tempted enough to swallow them.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The sister of King Charles III is rarely seduced by trends, fashions, or labels.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
9 May 2026
Verb
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More Arsenal fans have searched for the shirt since the parade, with 55 bought from Etsy in the 24 hours after the parade, but the reference is what enticed buyers pre-title win.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Pollock persuaded Cineplex Odeon to invest in the film, limiting Universal’s risk.—
Isaac Butler,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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Some laughed as their classmates persuaded them.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Lured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lured. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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