as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan
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Recent Examples of seducing
The writer thinks that the person seducing the main character is just some flotsam, hardly worth a second look.
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Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.
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John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Nate plays his older neighbors like a fiddle, seducing them with his beauty, money, and youth.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.
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Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Waugh walks around with a newfound swagger, playing hooky, drinking heavily, even seducing a woman at his local.
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Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Ian Somerhalder’s character delights in seducing aggro closeted dudes.
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Ky Henderson,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub,
26 June 2026
That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.
—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
Nate plays his older neighbors like a fiddle, seducing them with his beauty, money, and youth.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.
—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
The show is also virtually devoid of romantic escapades, a good thing since Dumas’ novel is filled with a lot of sentimental claptrap about fighting for defenseless women’s honor or seducing virtuous maidens or going to war due to the physical beauty of a monarch.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Waugh walks around with a newfound swagger, playing hooky, drinking heavily, even seducing a woman at his local.
—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Ian Somerhalder’s character delights in seducing aggro closeted dudes.
—
Ky Henderson,
Rolling Stone,
15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seducing
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The federation has been successful in luring top names like Hakimi, 2026 UEFA Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, but not with others like Spanish star Laime Yamal, who chose to represent the country of his birth.
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Much of the tax settlement industry thrives on debtors' desperation, luring people into costly programs that rarely deliver.
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The Casa Amor women are tasked with tempting the villa men to stray from their existing relationships while they are separated from the villa women for several days.
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The French president had also thrown himself into persuading the player to stay with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2022, as if trying to keep a monument that belongs to the national heritage.
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But luckily for Mboladinga, the Congo squad stopped at nothing to ensure its beloved icon made it to North America, going as far as persuading DRC President Félix Tshisekedi to include him in the team’s official delegation.
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Obviously, Donnie being over there was enticing to me.
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For American diners of diverse backgrounds, chop suey struck an enticing balance between novelty and decipherability, which propelled it to national popularity even as the US government moved to exclude Chinese laborers from entering the country in 1882.
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“Seducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seducing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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