seducer

as in tempter
one that tries to get a person to give in to a desire fabled as a land of endless opportunity, California continues to be a seducer of dreamers and doers

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Noun
  • Though stunt men and women had lent their skills, bones and sometimes very lives to the cause of motion picture entertainment, the contributions of the risk takers, daredevils and fate tempters was usually unbilled and little acknowledged.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
  • The men live with a group of single women, known as the temptresses, while the women move in with a group of single men, dubbed the tempters.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Provide Predictable Signals Of Stability As Martin Seligman mentioned in his positive psychology research, the London air-raid sirens during WWII were so reliable as a signal that people were willing to go out and carry on even though bombs landed unpredictably.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The occasional siren or celebratory whoop was just a streetwise soundtrack that rooted me in a dynamic neighborhood where the art scene, stadium buzz, and working waterfront converge.
    Leilani Marie Labong, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Episode 1 chronicles the arrest of Jamie at his family’s home, his transport to the police station, his meeting with a public solicitor and interrogation by the detectives, while Episode 2 finds Luke and Misha questioning seeking information at Jaime’s school.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Cuff founded Cuff Roberts, another solicitors’ firm, in 1894.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Olivia Rae made her reality TV debut as a temptress on Temptation Island (2025).
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 26 June 2025
  • The end is a three-and-a-half-minute outro inspired by The King and I… the music had this waltzing, temptress thing.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
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“Seducer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducer. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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