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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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as in enticing
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Recent Examples of tempting
Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Possibly existing programming shops will see this as a tempting new market and decide to jump in with both feet.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Our moments of uncanny convergence—like bumping into an old flame at the exact right (or wrong) time—function like indulgences did in the days of Martin Luther, tempting us in the promise of paradise.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Now, offers from higher-paying establishments are more and more tempting for people who are seeing expenses rise.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Possibly existing programming shops will see this as a tempting new market and decide to jump in with both feet.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Pricing must stay fair enough for casual fans yet tempting enough for collectors.
—Dmitrii Khasanov, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Our moments of uncanny convergence—like bumping into an old flame at the exact right (or wrong) time—function like indulgences did in the days of Martin Luther, tempting us in the promise of paradise.
—Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempting
Verb
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The Die, My Love screening is just one of a host of glitzy premieres, luring Hollywood heavyweights such as Angelina Jolie (for Alice Winocour’s Couture) and Colin Farrell (for Edward Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player) to Spain’s northern coast this year.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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And Highway 1 remains an international draw, luring visitors from all over the United States and the world.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, submitting the list only weeks before the fiscal year ends, lawmakers must choose between accepting the plan and risking undermining Congress’s decisions on federal spending, or fighting and risking the money disappearing when the deadline passes, the paper added.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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During the flight, temperatures outside an airplane can drop dramatically, with stowaways risking frostbite and even hypothermia.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The park stays open in the winter, and while the crowds do thin out, snow and frigid conditions can make nighttime excursions less enticing.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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But when fall and winter come around, something about a mountain town seems extra enticing.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There is agency at work in this seduction—not his, not mine, but theirs.—
Gary Greenberg,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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The whole scene is a masterclass in femme seduction, the kind that could have only been directed by a lesbian.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Here are some of the less invasive procedures seducing Hollywood, as well as some of their most sought-after practitioners.—
Elycia Rubin,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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The drama follows Veneno (played by non-pro Víctor Miguel), a headstrong young drifter who survives by seducing truck drivers at 24-hour roadside diners called cachimbas.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Marc Ribot The adventurous guitarist-composer, who has collaborated with the likes of Elvis Costello, John Zorn, Tom Waits and Vinicio Capossela, is surely one of the tantalizing names on the overall HSB bill.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Rademacher, who arrived at U-M 30 years ago, says the prospect of a Big House concert remained tantalizing.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, the pavilion’s visitors rarely complied with this on-screen exhortation, leaving the nearby microphones unused.—
Joanna Warsza,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, there were few exhortations from the roster of speakers at Kirk’s memorial to reduce the temperature in American politics or show more tolerance for all sides, right, left and center.—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Klopp still has a job in the game, as overseer of the Red Bull Group, which seems to consist of giving advice here and there, watching games, assessing potential signings and then persuading those signings to, erm, sign.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Sponsorship organizations seek donations by persuading people and groups that have, to lend financial support those who don’t have or have far less.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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