as in enticing
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as in luring
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 risking
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 tempting
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Playoff breakout Zach Benson is tempting, too.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
Though there’s plenty of tempting eateries to explore nearby as well, like the Edomae-style omakase at Bar Sawa just a 10-minute drive from the hotel.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
Here's what designers would never buy at a yard sale—no matter how tempting the deal.
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Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
17 June 2026
Playoff breakout Zach Benson is tempting, too.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Noun
In the same way that Christ fasted to resist the tempting of the biblical adversary, many Christians are also called to fast and give up the temptations of their daily lives during Lent.
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Rin Velasco,
The Providence Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Non Weather-Resistant Rugs Throwing any old rug out on your patio may be tempting once the weather warms up, especially since a quality weather-resistant rug can be a hefty investment.
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Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
Though there’s plenty of tempting eateries to explore nearby as well, like the Edomae-style omakase at Bar Sawa just a 10-minute drive from the hotel.
—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 June 2026
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Adjective
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The action on the field wasn’t quite as enticing as neither side really created much as the second began, aside from one mishit Canadian chance just after the restart.
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The Wente family purchased the property in 1991, and has created this new modern expression of Chardonnay with an enticing aromatic nose of lemon blossom and a delectable creamy palate of melon with a squirt of grapefruit and Meyer lemon on the clean and vibrant finish.
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The rhythm of the writing shows the staccato nature of those relationships, with their stops and starts, and how sometimes signs of seduction cannot be misinterpreted or not picked up at all.
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There is no grand seduction scene.
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The federation has been successful in luring top names like Hakimi, 2026 UEFA Champions League winner with Paris Saint-Germain, but not with others like Spanish star Laime Yamal, who chose to represent the country of his birth.
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Much of the tax settlement industry thrives on debtors' desperation, luring people into costly programs that rarely deliver.
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So, Amazon was left with the calculus of risking a $50 billion business relationship for a movie.
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What is effectively a permanent Sponsored Kit mode across a few different maps that allows players to go in with a free kit, risking nothing in the mode.
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However, Buffalo is the most tantalizing landing spot for Hellebuyck.
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Ament is a tantalizing prospect.
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Lundberg writes that the poem is both an explication of the promise of America and an exhortation to persevere on behalf of the country.
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Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.
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The writer thinks that the person seducing the main character is just some flotsam, hardly worth a second look.
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That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.
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Those memories sent me looking for the world’s most alluring station hotels.
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The movie itself was full of ideas, about the manosphere and (a few years ahead of its time) tradwives, that didn’t quite align with some of its promotion as an alluring romance between Pugh and Styles’ characters.
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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