seducements

noun

plural of seducement
as in inducements

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  1. incentives
  2. attractions
  3. stimuli
  4. motivations
  5. appeals
  6. seductions
  7. impulses
  8. encouragements
Noun
  • The study adds a new wrinkle to the ongoing debate over whether these increasingly expensive corporate incentives are worth their cost to taxpayers.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The merger threatens to push production further abroad amid an already ongoing exodus, as well as to other states with cushy tax incentives.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • At this point, the institution is operating as usual with the Museum Experience Center and other attractions open.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Later came the casinos, and the boardwalk's popularity over the years has led to new attractions and businesses.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of attractions
Noun
  • Between these stimuli, strange thoughts move through my semi-conscious mind, the kind of free association that feels normal in sleep and bizarre in life.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
  • How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • As franchise valuations continue to climb, leagues like the NBA and even the NFL are welcoming new types of deal structures from new types of buyers with new types of motivations.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a square between Mars and Neptune retrograde is slowly coming together, becoming exact tomorrow, which can make our desires and motivations all the more perplexing.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • This week's hearings mark the first major step in Anthony's post-conviction appeals process following his sentencing.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • If the dispute is not resolved during the examination, UnitedHealth can pursue the IRS administrative appeals process and potentially litigate the matter.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of appeals
Noun
  • Wallen specializes in whiskey-drunk seductions to skeptical girls who can’t resist his charms.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • So, who was it from our universe that would be most susceptible to that kind of messaging, or who would find the seductions of the power offered by that the most compelling?
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of seductions
Noun
  • Initially, diplomats assigned to the region sought to counter Bukele’s growing influence by sharply denouncing his anti-democratic impulses.
    — Daniel Castro, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Sigmund Freud wrote that dreams were a kind of acting-out of repressed impulses.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of impulses
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
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