as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
the opportunity for fame and fortune is the siren song that has long lured the ambitious to the big city
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That makes sense—the siren song of its Adult Easy Bake Oven vibe is already hard enough to resist.
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Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2024
Men are as capable of being seduced by the siren song of Wedding Capitalism as women.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
But under present circumstances, a step-by-step process holds out more promise than either looking away or following the siren song of a final peace.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2021
Every new technology is a siren song for modelers—and each its own false dawn.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
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Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2024
Men are as capable of being seduced by the siren song of Wedding Capitalism as women.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2024
But under present circumstances, a step-by-step process holds out more promise than either looking away or following the siren song of a final peace.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2021
Every new technology is a siren song for modelers—and each its own false dawn.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz, TIME, 31 July 2024
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“Siren song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siren%20song. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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