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as in seductions
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 lures
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 temptations
Howie Mandel shared a blunt warning about the temptations of early financial success for up-and-coming entertainers.
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Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Dinner at Veranda had its own temptations, including the prime beef filet offered with traditional sauces and the Dungeness crab wedge salad with Louis dressing—practically an entrée in itself.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
His fall played as tabloid morality tale, at once confirming secular suspicion about hypocritical Christians and Christian suspicions about the temptations of secular trappings.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
But the old temptations were still there.
—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Resist the temptations of the algorithm.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Each point represents one of the seven deadly sins, and its bright colors symbolize the temptations that lead an innocent individual into sin.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The city’s temptations dragged them out of that car, away from innocence.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Sadly, the compromises of politics and temptations of power seem to have led him to embrace some dubious figures.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Dinner at Veranda had its own temptations, including the prime beef filet offered with traditional sauces and the Dungeness crab wedge salad with Louis dressing—practically an entrée in itself.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
His fall played as tabloid morality tale, at once confirming secular suspicion about hypocritical Christians and Christian suspicions about the temptations of secular trappings.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
But the old temptations were still there.
—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Resist the temptations of the algorithm.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Each point represents one of the seven deadly sins, and its bright colors symbolize the temptations that lead an innocent individual into sin.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The city’s temptations dragged them out of that car, away from innocence.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Sadly, the compromises of politics and temptations of power seem to have led him to embrace some dubious figures.
—Rafia Zakaria, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptations
Noun
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Kansas and Missouri have spent the past 18 months trying to secure the team through sweeping stadium-funding incentives packages — which the Chiefs used last month to announce their intentions for a move to Kansas.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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The country is largely focused on a self-sufficiency drive to build up its chipmaking capabilities, a push that’s included readying a new round of incentives of as much as $70 billion for the chip sector.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Power outages have frequently been the cause of riders becoming stranded on amusement park attractions in the past.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Walt would come to Disneyland on Saturday mornings to walk the park with Fowler and other managers to inspect operations and float ideas for new attractions and expansion plans.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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But none of these enticements can conceal the absence of scripts and direction that set a distinctive mood, then deftly navigate every deliberate shift.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Delivering presents and spreading good cheer is not selfish Scott’s idea of a high calling, although the prospect of working only one day a year has its enticements.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Temptations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptations. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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