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
Basically, to find this seduction.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
There is agency at work in this seduction—not his, not mine, but theirs.
—Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
The whole scene is a masterclass in femme seduction, the kind that could have only been directed by a lesbian.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Real intimacy requires surrender, not seduction through strategy.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
There is agency at work in this seduction—not his, not mine, but theirs.
—Gary Greenberg, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
The whole scene is a masterclass in femme seduction, the kind that could have only been directed by a lesbian.
—James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
Real intimacy requires surrender, not seduction through strategy.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seduction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
Noun
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Gang members both inside and outside prisons are also always on the lookout for staffers who are vulnerable to temptation or blackmail.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kids are vulnerable to this temptation too.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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One beneficiary may be the Catalan-language itself, also satisfying a yearning for authenticity, which is proving a major lure of both films and series.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The arrangement empowers the co-investors to pick and choose their own individual deals, the great lure of directs in general.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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