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.
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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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
Noun
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The temptation to make reactive changes based on small sample sizes is constant.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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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
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Verna insists the souls of the dead live within the alien ship, but Mitsuki resists the lure.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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