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as in fascinated
to attract or delight as if by magic
the magician effortlessly beguiled and amazed the children
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as in deceived
to cause to believe what is untrue
beguiled her into believing that yet another worthless item would enhance her life
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as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
was beguiled by the promise of easy money as a drug dealer
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Recent Examples of beguiled
Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, the urgent challenge before the royal family and many other institutions protected by mystique is whether the often degenerate select few in charge can still persuade the mass of people to remain beguiled and accept authority.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Now based in New York City, his first Texas solo museum show, staged at The Contemporary, revealed not only magnificently smooth objects seemingly beguiled from wood, with enough thorny surfaces to remind the viewer of the complicated life of the immigrant today.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Even the uninitiated will be beguiled, though, by the director’s meditative style, his skillful portrait of industrial upheaval and decay, and the sense of wistfulness driving Tao’s lovely performance.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Monroe has to slowly tilt from being beguiled and intrigued by Stevens to totally terrified by him, and her ability to pull it off while explosions and gun battles are going on around her sells the film’s tonal shifts perfectly.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Blessed with a certain photogenic look that’s beguiled moviegoing audiences since the 1930s and cursed with having the conversation start and stop there, Sweeney has become one of the few sure bets for stardom among the current A-listers-under-30 set, as well as a brand unto herself.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Renee Nicole Good was a pawn of leftist politicians and activists who beguiled her into believing that ICE officers are the bad guys and that there is virtue in attacking them, breaking the law and resisting arrest.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
OpenAI took a step on one of these items Tuesday, announcing a model that predicts whether a user is a minor based on their behavior and usage patterns — a challenge that has beguiled the tech industry for decades.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Actor Andre Amarotico’s delivery is that of a Narcissus beguiled by his own reflection.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Critics accused Son of being too beguiled by charismatic founders rather than critically parsing financials.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Today, the urgent challenge before the royal family and many other institutions protected by mystique is whether the often degenerate select few in charge can still persuade the mass of people to remain beguiled and accept authority.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Now based in New York City, his first Texas solo museum show, staged at The Contemporary, revealed not only magnificently smooth objects seemingly beguiled from wood, with enough thorny surfaces to remind the viewer of the complicated life of the immigrant today.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Even the uninitiated will be beguiled, though, by the director’s meditative style, his skillful portrait of industrial upheaval and decay, and the sense of wistfulness driving Tao’s lovely performance.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Monroe has to slowly tilt from being beguiled and intrigued by Stevens to totally terrified by him, and her ability to pull it off while explosions and gun battles are going on around her sells the film’s tonal shifts perfectly.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Blessed with a certain photogenic look that’s beguiled moviegoing audiences since the 1930s and cursed with having the conversation start and stop there, Sweeney has become one of the few sure bets for stardom among the current A-listers-under-30 set, as well as a brand unto herself.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
Taxpayers’ expense for these machines could run into many millions, yet more counties are beguiled by the technology.
—Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Renee Nicole Good was a pawn of leftist politicians and activists who beguiled her into believing that ICE officers are the bad guys and that there is virtue in attacking them, breaking the law and resisting arrest.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
OpenAI took a step on one of these items Tuesday, announcing a model that predicts whether a user is a minor based on their behavior and usage patterns — a challenge that has beguiled the tech industry for decades.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026
In the five years just before war set in, these were among the dwellings that had beguiled Heinz Gaube (1940–2022), a German academic at the Oriental Seminar of the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Actor Andre Amarotico’s delivery is that of a Narcissus beguiled by his own reflection.
—Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguiled
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But he’s always been fascinated by this heroine’s story.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
30 May 2026
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The combined disgust, discomfort, ignorance, and fascination with our Indigeneity that unsettled my aunties and fascinated my cousins made more sense to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Do not be deceived by this seemingly simple question.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
3 June 2026
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said during a news conference that the company suppressed internal safety warnings and deceived users about the true nature and dangers of the product.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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And their employees will have a clear avenue for reporting emerging safety risks that companies may be tempted to downplay, with protections provided by the state’s whistleblower laws.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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But their farm system is too thin, and Gustafsson too good, to be overly swayed by that variable, even if I would be tempted to take a forward here.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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If enough of these clips rack up enough views fast enough, credulous social-media algorithms interpret the spike as an authentic surge of interest and push the videos to real users, who sometimes generate real engagement, prompting the algorithm to push those videos even further.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Many in the online pundit class balked at his article, casting it as anecdotal and credulous.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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More Arsenal fans have searched for the shirt since the parade, with 55 bought from Etsy in the 24 hours after the parade, but the reference is what enticed buyers pre-title win.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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The sample that tricked the most people came from a robot Bram Stoker.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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The sister of King Charles III is rarely seduced by trends, fashions, or labels.—
Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Stop using implausible scenarios to scare young people and the gullible with claims about global catastrophe due to future global temperature increases.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2026
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More like a memo from the dictator, telling gullible loyalists what to think.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Beguiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beguiled. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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