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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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The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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The architects’ challenge was to shape a tower that was at once muscled and airy, a private fiefdom that appears invitingly public.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
12 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Weir’s playing was nimble and intuitive, his voice a sly croon that got appealingly craggy with age.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2026
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It was announced in 2021 with great fanfare and an appealingly low price of just $40,000.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Latin American equities are trading at near 20-year valuation lows, while regional currencies remain attractively priced, with real exchange rates around 11% below their long-term median.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
31 Dec. 2025
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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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The restaurant itself has been protected as a historical French monument since 1990 and the classic interiors—complete with warm mahogany wood paneling by Jean Royère—are beautifully preserved.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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This one is on sale in a coral color and would pair beautifully neutrals and solid pillows.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Imagine being compensated more handsomely than all but one other person – er, Unicorn – in the history of your professional field, but still not feeling any more pressure to produce than your co-workers.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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As India ramps up imports of cheap Russian oil for its rapidly-growing economy and population, Nayara has profited handsomely.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The Expedition Pack Down Hoodie wears wonderfully as a daily driver, is suitably rugged for outdoor pursuits, and is plenty sharp for a romantic date or a night out on the town.—
Harry Spampinato,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Jan. 2026
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As wonderfully portrayed by Buric, the Wonder Man reboot’s director is every European artiste absorbed into the American studio system cut with a dose of Werner Herzog’s gloom; his mansion could be a museum of Hollywood Regency decadence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Temptingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptingly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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