as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford

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Recent Examples of seduction Real intimacy requires surrender, not seduction through strategy. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025 The joint is a masterclass in moody opulence with equal parts speakeasy, sanctuary and cinematic seduction. David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction. Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich. Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seduction
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Noun
  • The temptation to make reactive changes based on small sample sizes is constant.
    Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In our interview, Kondo argued that the temptation of the modern, digital, always-online world demands fleeting, disengaged attention.
    Big Think, Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Verna insists the souls of the dead live within the alien ship, but Mitsuki resists the lure.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Have a walking-style top-water lure ready for bass schooling on the surface chasing shad.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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