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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
In turn, borrowers' retirement accounts have become an increasingly tempting source to draw from for relief.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 2026
Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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
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Adjective
That makes Canvas a tempting target.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
In turn, borrowers' retirement accounts have become an increasingly tempting source to draw from for relief.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 May 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
While many dangerous plants are unlikely to appear in a flower garden, there are some weeds that produce beautiful flowers and tempting berries that may look right at home next to your camellias, but are downright deadly.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempting
Adjective
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Is the alternative really so enticing?—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The paycheck, of course, is also enticing.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Lemon also has two child seduction charges pending against her in neighboring Marion County, FOX 59 reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Lemon was expected to be sentenced Friday in Marion County on two additional child seduction charges tied to the same investigation.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Two men were sentenced to years in prison after pleading guilty to felony second-degree kidnapping for luring a man to the Eagle Foothills on an offer of a photography shoot, but then tasing, restraining and beating him last fall.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 May 2026
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Meta and other big tech companies have been placing huge bets on artificial intelligence, luring talent with giant pay packages and building multibillion dollar data centers to try to win the AI race — one in which Meta lags behind competitors such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Defrosting salmon safely and quickly ensures a delicious, healthy meal without risking harmful bacteria or poor texture.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
22 May 2026
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In Nvidia specifically, two large short-put trades were executed just above the current price, risking over $75m yesterday, signaling that institutional investors may view the $220-225 area as a post-earnings support zone.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Any real chance Green has to take full command of the offense is months and maybe years away, but the Browns utilizing Green as a short-yardage quarterback or in some kind of run-heavy package remains a tantalizing possibility.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
12 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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Advertisement While Pulisic is no recluse—he’ll go to an occasional nice dinner with friends—exhortations to step out more go mostly unheeded.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
7 May 2026
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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
Verb
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That means seducing Paris Carver, Elliot's wife and Bond's ex, portrayed by Teri Hatcher.—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Li is magnificently photographed throughout and is as alluring as the part demands, but Cat has no evident personality — nor does Flint, leaving Huston playing emotionally tortured but with no meaningful underpinnings.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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In The Hunting Wives, Sophie O’Neil (Brittany Snow) moves to a small Texas town for a quieter life with her family, soon falling in with an elite group of local women led by the alluring Margo Banks (Malin Akerman).—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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