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as in lured
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
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as in risked
to take a chance on
refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation
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Recent Examples of tempted
In truth, you’re tempted to do the exact opposite of anything that anyone tells you.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
However, she could be tempted to break that pattern in order to celebrate her WAG promotion from girlfriend to fiancée.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
If you’re tempted, act fast because Amazon prices like this usually won't hang around.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
You’ll be tempted to wear it during sweater-weather season, too, as the no-snag terry fabric is inherently warming.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
You might be tempted to blame greed for the nonrefundability crisis.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
And with so many gorgeous neutrals to choose from, I may be tempted to add more than one shade to my cart.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
Although this is best served as a collectable display piece, there is so much going on you'll be hard pushed not to be tempted into some play time too.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Given that members of Congress are still allowed to invest in defense stocks, would any of them be tempted to pour more taxpayer money into Lockheed Martin or another weapons firm to boost their own stock portfolios?
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2025
However, she could be tempted to break that pattern in order to celebrate her WAG promotion from girlfriend to fiancée.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
If you’re tempted, act fast because Amazon prices like this usually won't hang around.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
You’ll be tempted to wear it during sweater-weather season, too, as the no-snag terry fabric is inherently warming.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
You might be tempted to blame greed for the nonrefundability crisis.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
And with so many gorgeous neutrals to choose from, I may be tempted to add more than one shade to my cart.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2025
Although this is best served as a collectable display piece, there is so much going on you'll be hard pushed not to be tempted into some play time too.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Given that members of Congress are still allowed to invest in defense stocks, would any of them be tempted to pour more taxpayer money into Lockheed Martin or another weapons firm to boost their own stock portfolios?
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempted
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After being lured into fighting by social media, prospective foreign volunteers have to fill out an online application before being contacted for an interview.—
Rebecca Johns,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Like so many adolescents, the 27-year-old New York native left piano behind, lured by the siren call of, well, literally anything else.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Clarkin also said other student-athletes also participated and risked their participation.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Crops grew at a miracle pace, and such fertile land needed to be divided and mapped for all who risked the journey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Technology plays a role, but Hughes cautions against being seduced by high-profile projects at the expense of less visible but more foundational work.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Armisen voices a number of droll characters and is hilariously — and fittingly — deadpan as the figure of Death who becomes seduced by show biz via a clever agent (Kind).—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Gators ventured into the red zone four times, but had that single touchdown to show for it.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Benetti ventured into modern-art territory with the beach club on the 353-foot Luminosity.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sight of Morro Rock has greeted countless visitors to this part of California’s Central Coast for centuries, from the European explorers who came to the area enticed by its calm waters, to the modern-day surfers who ride the swells that break outside the bay.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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As many other countries clamp down on the super-rich, Italy has been bucking the trend; its accommodative flat-tax regime has enticed hordes of big spenders drawn to luxury living and Milan’s increasingly bustling business scene.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their leads include Dominican newcomer Valentina Shen Wu, who had to be persuaded several times to take on the role of the Chinese silk maker, Mei.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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For his efforts, which also included spending more than $7,000 to trim trees and cut down two redwoods and a fir, he was rewarded with a certificate from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety that persuaded his insurer to maintain his coverage.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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