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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Recent Examples of seduction
Her work doesn’t begin with theory or concept but with her body and her many surprising musical seductions.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The voice of all erotically thrilling voices is back on the list with Crimes of Passion, a Ken Russell joint that goes from seduction to straight-up sexcapades.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
There’s also a little something extra in each bottle—seduction.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
Her stepdaughter said her mother had planned to stay until her father woke up, which the poster interpreted as an attempt at seduction.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The voice of all erotically thrilling voices is back on the list with Crimes of Passion, a Ken Russell joint that goes from seduction to straight-up sexcapades.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
There’s also a little something extra in each bottle—seduction.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
Her stepdaughter said her mother had planned to stay until her father woke up, which the poster interpreted as an attempt at seduction.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
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 20 Apr. 2025.
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