seducement

Definition of seducementnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seducement
Noun
  • Just more incentive to get down the hill as quickly as possible.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • To be eligible for the Spirit Awards, a movie's budget cannot exceed $30 million after tax incentives.
    Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In any case, despite the motivations behind it the mutiny in the studio turned into a party.
    Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
  • While seeking a limerent object is a good case study in unconscious motivation, perhaps the best modern example of this phenomenon in practice is the cell phone.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Jordan wrapped his arms around Wallace from behind and spoke closely into Wallace's ear in a brief speech of encouragement.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Looking for inspirational lessons from elsewhere in the surrounding region doesn’t yield much encouragement.
    Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.
    Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The views through floor-to-ceiling windows are the main attraction, even in the lowest-category, low-floor Superior rooms.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Downtown Dot, a free shuttle service operated by the local transit authority, runs seven days a week and stops near hotels, restaurants and attractions in the city’s core.
    Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her wildly optimistic logic is that fiscal stimulus will spark growth, and that the private sector will raise long-stagnant wages, thereby increasing tax revenues.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her Sharon Coombs is a high-end insurance broker who hawks pricey policies to wealthy clients, sugaring her pitch with a hint of seduction.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But the seductions of ChatGPT are hard to resist, and Marsicano noted that the college has seen an increase in code violations due to AI.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That impetus brought Lance Hammer back out of the woodwork, a gauntlet thrown to himself to think through problematic contradictions involving the quite different — and often sparring — human verticals of capability, autonomy, and decline.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said, was the impetus for his 2002 album The Rising.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Seducement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducement. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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