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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
Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
And that duality is what makes the concept so tempting to explore more deeply — particularly through the interiority of a complex woman who will be literally trapped on the big screen.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
For that reason, most college athletes probably remain as susceptible to tempting bribes as those who preceded them as college athletes before the NCAA withdrew its opposition to NIL deals in 2021.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Mougey would like to do everything possible to avoid dipping into their 2027 draft capital, but the prospect of adding someone like Sorsby without using a first-round pick is tempting.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
And that duality is what makes the concept so tempting to explore more deeply — particularly through the interiority of a complex woman who will be literally trapped on the big screen.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 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.
—Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Around that time, the comet will be passing just to the immediate left of the sun, possibly tempting some to try and see it as a speck of light by blocking out the dazzling disk of the sun with their thumb or outstretched hand.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
For that reason, most college athletes probably remain as susceptible to tempting bribes as those who preceded them as college athletes before the NCAA withdrew its opposition to NIL deals in 2021.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempting
Adjective
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This, to Dwane, is the most enticing part of the genre.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Almost as enticing as the flavor?—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Onscreen, the seduction was working.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The seduction was really his personality and his focus on the children.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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April and May’s weather seems Edenic, as if Florida is luring us forward towards the burning abyss of July, August, September and at least the first half of October.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The Bears are also weighing a move to Hammond after Indiana’s legislature passed a bill earlier this year aimed at luring the franchise across the state line.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
Verb
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If Iran cannot export oil or find additional storage capacity, it may be forced either to shut down wells, risking long-term damage to oil fields, or dispose of excess crude in ways that could trigger environmental fallout across the Gulf.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Either way, on a Tigers team with 10 pitchers on the IL (including ace Tarik Skubal), risking a suspension is not the move.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Fans still on a high from April’s NFL Draft will need to wait another month for teams to be back on the clock officially, but Tuesday’s NHL Lottery and Sunday’s NBA Lottery will offer a tantalizing taste of draft season and dictate the destinations of some of their sports’ best young talent.—
John Riker,
New York Times,
4 May 2026
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Waking up to the tantalizing smell of Spiced Orange Rolls baking in the oven is a present for the whole household.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Then the speakers’ exhortations to excellence would build in emotional intensity until women began to weep and the meeting erupted in spontaneous pledges to set new personal bests.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Passages range from the creation of the world to bloody battles and apocalyptic destruction, from exhortations to love of God, neighbor and the needy to passages telling of Jesus' life, death and resurrection.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Nate plays his older neighbors like a fiddle, seducing them with his beauty, money, and youth.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
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On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fresh mushrooms and spinach make this dish even more alluring.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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This is a very alluring skill set in free agency.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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