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
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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 -
Jesus again rejects material gain, and finally banishes the tempter: Satan is not the real God, because there is only one God; the Devil doesn’t have the best tunes.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Video of the Russian strike and its aftermath showed mangled and bloodied bodies lying motionless, burning cars and debris covering the road, as screams and sirens wailed in the background.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Emergency sirens can be heard as people run in panic, while others can be seen lying on the ground.—
Rosa Rahimi,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her baby was deceased on the bed, the solicitor’s office said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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John haltingly impersonates James, and is immediately pulled into a murder investigation: a top solicitor has been stabbed with an antique letter opener!—
Sarah Larson,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Her vilification was fueled by the perception of Ono as an exotic temptress, and from a basic refusal to take her seriously.—
Beatrice Loayza,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Ciara is heating up the streets and the sheets with her thrilling new single as Alex Isley transforms into a temptress with her sultry new musical offering.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Seducer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducer. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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