seduced

past tense of seduce

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of seduced Will Stewart be seduced into the path of corruption by using Sinestro’s emotionally tainted battery, or steel himself against ill influences and continue to blaze his own trail as Earth's sole protector for the time being? — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Armani’s languid silhouette soon seduced red- and blue-blooded men the world over. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 The song is about a true story of three Dutch teenage girls in World War II, during the occupation, who seduced Nazi officers and murdered them in the woods. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 If Gayle Newland had been a cis man who had seduced Miss X by pretending to be Kye Fortune, the case would have fallen outside the McNally principle, and Miss X would have had very little chance of having her complaint heard. — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026 Many have taken up such invitations, seduced by the island’s stress-free, go-slow rhythm. — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026 Or if leadership got seduced by silhouette, movement and atmosphere, neglecting to marry the galleries to the overall concept. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026 When Miguel is being seduced by the bunker project, Zeller and composer Volker Bertelmann even weave voices resembling the Sirens into the score. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Blowing Oleksa’s cover would mean publicly admitting that there are five senators on her asset list — one of whom was seduced into posing for some, uh, compromising photographs. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduced
Verb
  • Snyder already had decided to shoot nothing smaller than a six-pointer for the first five days of the season but he was tempted to take the spike.
    — Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Skip the newish teriyaki burritos, and run, don’t walk, to the short ribs teriyaki, so smoky and tender that you might almost be tempted to bypass the chicken altogether.
    — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The 33-year-old man, lured to Cambodia with the offer of a receptionist job, endured daily beatings for a month, locked in a dark room somewhere in the Southeast Asian country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Once Anchovy Jack settled in one area, rescuers lured him into a humane trap.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • In 2020, Ben Motal aptly persuaded the Court of Appeals that the FOIA's right to copy records includes photographing them, after Little Rock incredibly barred him from snapping a picture of an accident report.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Carson didn’t answer her phone right away, silencing it until her husband persuaded her to call back.
    — Stacy Keltner, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Credit card companies long ago realized that offering lounge access enticed new customers, with Chase, American Express, Citi, Capital One, and more getting in the game.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The audio erotica platform Quinn also enticed readers by offering a discount code citing AO3’s blackout.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Seduced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduced. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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