temptingly

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Recent Examples of temptingly 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
  • While the water of the San Dieguito Reservoir may be enticingly clean and blue, the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) wants to remind residents that the reservoir is not meant for recreational uses like fishing.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Silano is invitingly conversational.
    Rebecca Morgan Frank September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • At its heart sits Viti, a striking blue crater lake that steams invitingly in contrast to the stark black landscape.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Fundamentals Morgan Stanley screens attractively versus Capital Markets peers on valuation with comparable or better profitability.
    Tony Zhang, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Getting to the bottom of, say, the seed-oil controversy requires engaging with thorny scientific debates that reference inscrutable research papers; embracing the natural and ancestral by opting for tallow is an attractively simple-seeming alternative.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Our fish farm worked beautifully right up until the NewCoral molted, growing fins and fangs and one rocky fin, terrorizing the coastline and hunting the NewFish almost to NewExtinction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The lesson is beautifully depicted in the 30-page journey illustrated by Setor Fiadzigbey, who perfectly draws ballet poses, including pointe dancing.
    Leslie D. Rose, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Profits would be reinvested in climate action, while Google would still be compensated handsomely.
    Christian Kroll, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • In fact, the program is so handsomely made that its genre excesses nearly vanish, hiding behind peat fires or in the folds of a kilt.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The brawling is weighty and the combos are satisfying to pull off, plus the rich artwork pops wonderfully across the screen.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The slim fit layers wonderfully under heavier coats or on top of a long-sleeve tee.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Temptingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptingly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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