as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan
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Recent Examples of seduced
Released in 1994, Sátántangó (based on László Krasznahorka’s novel) chronicled an impoverished Hungarian village that becomes seduced by a would-be prophet who has seemingly come back from the dead.
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Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
This year, we were seduced by silver trays and a new take on the TV-dinner table.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Both Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson still require seasoning, but could easily be seduced by the siren song of potentially being a top-5 pick in April.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Perhaps Guadagnino was seduced by what looked like a serious awards contender thanks to Julia Roberts’ powerful lead role?
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
The show follows Isabelle de Merteuil (Anamaria Vartolomei), a woman who is disgraced and an outcast after being seduced and discarded by the Vicomte de Valmont (Vincent Lacoste).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Choudhary, a collector of contemporary art as well as Indian artifacts, considered a career in hospitality before he was seduced by the gems his family has traded for centuries.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
Farrell plays John, the ambitious and chatty servant who is seduced by the mistress of the house (Jessica Chastain), as a nervous bundle of energy who becomes more agonized and frantic over the course of the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Models walking his sultry runway seduced the audience in beautiful suiting, a dress with a plunging neckline that mirrored an equally high slit.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2026
This year, we were seduced by silver trays and a new take on the TV-dinner table.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
Both Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson still require seasoning, but could easily be seduced by the siren song of potentially being a top-5 pick in April.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
Perhaps Guadagnino was seduced by what looked like a serious awards contender thanks to Julia Roberts’ powerful lead role?
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 20 Nov. 2025
The show follows Isabelle de Merteuil (Anamaria Vartolomei), a woman who is disgraced and an outcast after being seduced and discarded by the Vicomte de Valmont (Vincent Lacoste).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Choudhary, a collector of contemporary art as well as Indian artifacts, considered a career in hospitality before he was seduced by the gems his family has traded for centuries.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2025
Farrell plays John, the ambitious and chatty servant who is seduced by the mistress of the house (Jessica Chastain), as a nervous bundle of energy who becomes more agonized and frantic over the course of the film.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Models walking his sultry runway seduced the audience in beautiful suiting, a dress with a plunging neckline that mirrored an equally high slit.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduced
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So its understandable that you might be tempted to let mom handle your daughters' education and support during menstruation.—
Christian Dashiell,
Parents,
28 Jan. 2026
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Would he be tempted to go in that direction and also get shiny objects?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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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
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The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, the majority stakeholder of LIV Golf, quickly lured away some of the former top stars on the PGA Tour by offering them massive deals, including Koepka, Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and Cameron Smith.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
Henry Austin,
NBC news,
7 Jan. 2026
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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An Associated Press investigation found that unwitting Bangladeshi workers were enticed to Russia under the false promise of civilian work before being thrown into combat in Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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An Associated Press investigation found that unwitting Bangladeshi workers were enticed to Russia under the false promise of civilian work before being thrown into combat in Ukraine.—
Kamila Hrabchuk,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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