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as in seduction
the pressure to give in to a desire for easy or immediate pleasure
he felt the temptation to go sailing, but did his chores instead
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as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
money, power, and other overwhelming temptations can seduce a person to a life of crime
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Recent Examples of temptation
University administrators should support tough professors and resist the temptation to placate grumbling undergraduates.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
There are those participants who safeguard their humanity amid such high stakes (like Cooper Hoffman's Garraty and David Jonsson's McVries) and those who succumb to the temptations of the game (like Charlie Plummer's Barkovitch).
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The idea of outlining jobs where tips were regularly received last year also eliminates the temptation to redefine how people are paid to qualify for a new tax break.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Once politicians reassert control, the temptation to hold onto it becomes overwhelming.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
There are those participants who safeguard their humanity amid such high stakes (like Cooper Hoffman's Garraty and David Jonsson's McVries) and those who succumb to the temptations of the game (like Charlie Plummer's Barkovitch).
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The idea of outlining jobs where tips were regularly received last year also eliminates the temptation to redefine how people are paid to qualify for a new tax break.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Once politicians reassert control, the temptation to hold onto it becomes overwhelming.
—Matt Klink, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for temptation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptation
Noun
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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
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This is the seduction drawing the ultra rich.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Colorful reef and drift dives are the lure in the waters around Marsa Alam, where more than 60 spectacular dive sites are a siren call to (wet) suit up.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Gebhardt is named as a defendant in a suit brought by four former Olivet students who say Jang and his disciples trafficked them to the United States with the lure of full scholarships and then forced them to work for little or no pay, with some having their passports withheld.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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President Joe Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act—passed solely with Democratic votes in Congress—provided historic incentives for clean energy manufacturers and EV and battery makers.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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If a ball is kicked into the landing zone and then bounces into the endzone while staying inbounds, it must be returned or downed; however, there is an incentive for attempting a return in that instance, as a touchback would only spot the receiving team at their 20.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Temptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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