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
Magnificent heroes of delicacy and seduction, Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant forever illuminate the film of our lives, like these two posters, whose colors express the intensity of a passionate love that triumphs over despair.
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
Readers understood the necessity of balancing discretion and seduction, subtlety and audacity.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Venus is charming your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, which calls for a night filled with selfies, playfulness and seduction.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2025
Readers understood the necessity of balancing discretion and seduction, subtlety and audacity.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 May 2025
The Renaissance’s old love language — the naughty puns, the sighs of longing and strategies of seduction, the paeans to the beauty of beloveds masked by fanciful Greek and Latin names — had grown obsolete long before Millay’s time.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Venus is charming your fifth house of love, passion and self-expression, which calls for a night filled with selfies, playfulness and seduction.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
Noun
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The Monist Trap: A temptation for leaders is to go a for a simple message, that is easy to remember but plays on a limited set of values.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Eurydice, like these other works, seems to be imploring us to live, to love, to remember—but so acute is the pain of loss that the temptation to forget is strong, and so artists keep revisiting it, keep testing the waters.—
Pamela Newton
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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Tournament officials are hoping that the lure of knockout rounds, the round of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals and final will help fill the stadiums in the coming weeks.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The lure is rich tax credits and other production incentives and more stable markets to expand into.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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