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
Venus, your ruling planet, will also harmonize with Mars — celestial ruler of your relationship sector — on April 6, adding a layer of seduction and charisma to your love life.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Bernstein’s way of appropriating ex-Nazis has elements of both seduction and triumph.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
This did not immunize his fellow-pragmatists from the seductions of a fight.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Ads like Carl’s Jr.’s are unsubtle seductions, but what is The Substance trying to seduce its viewers into experiencing and considering otherwise?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Bernstein’s way of appropriating ex-Nazis has elements of both seduction and triumph.
—David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
This did not immunize his fellow-pragmatists from the seductions of a fight.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2025
Ads like Carl’s Jr.’s are unsubtle seductions, but what is The Substance trying to seduce its viewers into experiencing and considering otherwise?
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
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Deepfakes will undoubtedly get more convincing, and as our lives and identities become increasingly online and digital, the temptation and rewards for criminals will grow.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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As both India and Pakistan face internal crises and external pressures, the temptation to use the tragedy in Kashmir as a stage for political theater is greater than ever.—
Sushant Singh,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Apr. 2025
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However, the lure, history and emotion of the English game is continually attracting investors to capture these distressed clubs, restructure and revive them, with the aim of replicating the success of Bournemouth, going from administration to Premier League in six years.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The 4-year-old was captured in Blue Springs Tuesday, April 22, with a fishing lure pinned to her lip, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reported in an April 23 Facebook post.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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