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Recent Examples of temptingly
His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptingly
Adverb
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Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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An afternoon stroll with Oscar (Diego Calva), who begins as Arlo’s social worker and becomes Peter’s love interest, is invitingly honey-colored in the sunlight, while a druggy nightclub hookup devolves into a dreamy blur of body parts.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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This month’s delicate Strawberry Shortcake Roll makes the case most invitingly.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Ask for another round of the appealingly coarse corn tortillas, for scooping up birria off a Jurassic-scale marrow bone.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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But the selection was appealingly unexpected from a down-the-middle country star like Johnson, who spent much of the rest of his set recounting his long music-industry come-up and urging folks to see past their differences in the name of unity.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Rakers also said Nvidia remains attractively valued despite being up 18% year to date.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Dishes are imaginatively constructed, packed with flavor, and beautifully presented.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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There’s something beautifully spooky and wonderful about Paul McCartney, at 83, being like that Orson Welles character, still mooning over someone who barely knew his name 70 years ago.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
Adverb
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The Kardashians have been rewarded handsomely for their entrepreneurial solipsism.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
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The Lions can have some say in how the deal is structured, while Campbell gets the security of a long-term contract and still gets paid handsomely.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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The comedic throughline and slapstick physical humor make all of these disparate film elements work together wonderfully.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The public areas are wonderfully welcoming, with velvety sink-in sofas in a palette of greens and russets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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“Temptingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptingly. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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