Thesaurus results for SEDUCTION

seduction

noun

si-ˈdək-shən

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 McCoy, 33, pleaded guilty to charges of child seduction and obstruction of justice. —

Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Trust your powers of seduction. —

Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026 The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation. —

Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026 The seduction of modern times is rendered ineffective here. —

Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for seduction

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Noun

There can be a real temptation to want to write your own story and exert too much.

— Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 2 June 2026
John Wells really encouraged us to stay true to the original thesis and to not fall into the temptation of going bigger, badder, faster, funnier, bloodier, but just to sort of do it again and be honest.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 June 2026