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
What happened in the court, instead, was part of a long overdue reckoning about the country’s obsession with seduction, the uncritical adulation of its artists and the stalling in France of the #MeToo movement.
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Like the original, the remix also explores themes of power, seduction, and excess, weaving explicit intimacy with high-end flair.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 July 2025
Refuse the seduction of easy answers and shallow applause.
—F. Willis Johnson, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Harrison Goss was charged with five felony counts of child seduction as a child care worker.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 1 July 2025
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Catherine Porter, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Like the original, the remix also explores themes of power, seduction, and excess, weaving explicit intimacy with high-end flair.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 July 2025
Refuse the seduction of easy answers and shallow applause.
—F. Willis Johnson, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
Harrison Goss was charged with five felony counts of child seduction as a child care worker.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
Noun
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This means creating a budget and sticking to it, committing to savings and investments, and resisting the temptation to spend on impulse.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The temptation toward excess automation has always been with us.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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His season with the Lions is a success on the field, though the documentary resists the lure of game-by-game storytelling.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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For decades, the lure of cartel cash has ensnared prosecutors, generals, mayors, governors — and even the country’s onetime top law enforcement honcho, Genaro García Luna, against whom Veytia testified in federal court in Brooklyn.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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