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
As the minutes tick away to the campaign deadline, however, chatter has grown that he could be lured back into the race.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Current and former gang members have long come to Homeboy Industries to get their lives back on track, in part lured by their trust in Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest who founded the nonprofit nearly 40 years ago.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Elko's team also lured Victor Singleton, one of the better recruits out of Ohio, to College Station while adding to the QB room (Helaman Casuga).
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Crockett was lured into the race by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, NOTUS reported in December.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2011, Karp lured a group of partners with deep hooks into Apollo and added more from rival firms and Apollo’s own legal department.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Same-store sales soared 7% for the quarter as its consistent release of new menu items lured in a variety of people, including high-income consumers, younger eaters and families.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
During the past decade, the Times transformed itself into a one-stop-shopping environment that lured readers with games such as Spelling Bee, a cooking app, and a shopping guide.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Especially after Brexit, Milan has become the destination of choice for millionaires lured by the 2017 change in Italian tax policies, which features a 7% flat tax for retirees and new residents on foreign income.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Current and former gang members have long come to Homeboy Industries to get their lives back on track, in part lured by their trust in Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest who founded the nonprofit nearly 40 years ago.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Elko's team also lured Victor Singleton, one of the better recruits out of Ohio, to College Station while adding to the QB room (Helaman Casuga).
—American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
Crockett was lured into the race by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, NOTUS reported in December.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026
In 2011, Karp lured a group of partners with deep hooks into Apollo and added more from rival firms and Apollo’s own legal department.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Same-store sales soared 7% for the quarter as its consistent release of new menu items lured in a variety of people, including high-income consumers, younger eaters and families.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
During the past decade, the Times transformed itself into a one-stop-shopping environment that lured readers with games such as Spelling Bee, a cooking app, and a shopping guide.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Especially after Brexit, Milan has become the destination of choice for millionaires lured by the 2017 change in Italian tax policies, which features a 7% flat tax for retirees and new residents on foreign income.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lured
Verb
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Popular LLMs lean left, and as the technology reaches more classrooms, companies, regulators, and legislators will be tempted to entrench that bias.—
Jonah Davids,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lies feeling personally victimized yet weirdly tempted to rewatch the mess all over again!—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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Since the dawn of time, the romance of railways has seduced poets, spellbound novelists, and dealt directors the perfect hand for capturing fleeting friendships, illicit affairs, and all manner of crimes and capers.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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At Morgan Stanley, Gorman and the board selected Ted Pick to become CEO … but the other two internal candidates were each given promotions, and enticed to stay as well.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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That was the appetizer, as a year later, in 2022, Pitaro enticed Joe Buck and Troy Aikman from Fox — arguably the top NFL combo on air — on a pair of five-year deals for $75 million and $90 million, respectively.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Stephanie Martin, a breakfast station cook at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center, was persuaded to participate by Brian Reese, the resort’s sous chef and last year’s people’s choice winner.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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