seducement

Definition of seducementnext

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Noun
  • The best cornerback in the NFL, Patrick Surtain II, is on a four-year, $96 million contract but just earned a $5 million pay raise in 2026 with $5 million more in incentives tacked onto the 2027 season.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Under the executive order, all tax incentives approved before July will continue.
    Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • No matter the motivation or trading strategy, going short is a bet that a stock will decline in price.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • Osuch said the ability to keep his future options open was his motivation.
    Cyril A. Reinicke, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Benjamin Cano, who brought his wife and three kids down from Norwalk for Friday’s game, was down behind the Padres dugout offering encouragement before the game.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • Volunteers with the organization Free Mom Hugs offered encouragement to attendees whose families may not be as supportive.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Michigan’s burgeoning data-center industry has given Whitmer more opportunities to offer financial inducements to some of the richest companies in the world.
    Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • Crucially, the military should balance these financials with attractive inducements such as robust family health care coverage, prescription drug cost reductions, and partial pension possibilities for those who provide vital service short of a full 20-year career.
    Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The visitor was later confronted by firefighters stationed at the attraction and escorted from the site, the agency reported.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • One of its main attractions is the Corales Golf Course, located in the Puntacana Resort and home to renowned tournaments such as the PGA Tour.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • The cerebral circuitry of the human brain—specifically the salience network, which is responsible for filtering stimuli—seems to be more active in individuals with misophonia.
    Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • The ability to disconnect intentionally from these overwhelming stimuli—to reclaim one’s focus, clarity, and feeling of immediacy—has become rare and precious.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • These seven episodes chronicle Louis’s seduction, his tumultuous affair with Lestat, Claudia’s turning, and Louis and Claudia’s attempt to murder their maker and escape a violent home life by fleeing to Europe.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026
  • In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • The beloved 35-year-old Florida Ficus at the entrance is the impetus for the iconic logo.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • The impetus of Vanity Fair’s meeting with Nézet-Séguin was the Met’s new production of El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, a recent work from US composer Gabriela Lena Frank (in her Met debut).
    Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026
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“Seducement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducement. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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