as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised
the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford
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With Venus casting its love spell through Scorpio, the magic of intensity and seduction permeate through the air.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
But The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power had a major reveal about The Stranger in its season two finale — along with a climatic Sauron-Galadriel fight, the climax of Sauron’s season-long seduction and betrayal of Celebrimbor, the Balrog being unleashed in Khazad-dûm, and more.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
In exchange, the prosecutor dropped the child seduction and kidnapping charges.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
The scenarios tend to repeat the same patterns of seduction and corruption.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
But The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power had a major reveal about The Stranger in its season two finale — along with a climatic Sauron-Galadriel fight, the climax of Sauron’s season-long seduction and betrayal of Celebrimbor, the Balrog being unleashed in Khazad-dûm, and more.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
In exchange, the prosecutor dropped the child seduction and kidnapping charges.
—Tim Evans, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
The scenarios tend to repeat the same patterns of seduction and corruption.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for seduction
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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