as in charismatic
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality
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Recent Examples of seductive
Before Shafak, like many other female artists, sits another motif of creative anxiety: a notebook, its pristine pages gleaming under lamplight with both seductive promise and silent condemnation.
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Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
Greed, on the other hand, is the seductive siren song of the financial world.
—Wayne Anderman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
The 2024 remake reminds viewers that centuries-old vampire lore can be just as frightening as the imaginations of the present day, by highlighting the repulsive yet seductive dynamic between predator and prey.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Fidan Cheikosman, JSTOR Daily, 1 Jan. 2025
Greed, on the other hand, is the seductive siren song of the financial world.
—Wayne Anderman, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
With Venus’ help, those stories may appear more seductive than ever, but also more malleable inside the crucible of your heart space.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
The 2024 remake reminds viewers that centuries-old vampire lore can be just as frightening as the imaginations of the present day, by highlighting the repulsive yet seductive dynamic between predator and prey.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seductive
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Leadership style during the excitement phase is charismatic, rallying and bold.Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The veteran action star is convincing and charismatic as a cop who quits the force to become a crusading Department of Justice prosecutor but is let down by a screenplay that’s prone to bouts of melodrama in and out of the courtroom.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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Factoring in their utility and portability, monoculars are certainly an appealing option for both skygazing, wildlife watching and more.Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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The whole idea behind dehorning is to make a rhino less appealing to poachers.Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
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Just before the Dallas Cowboys and Mike McCarthy decided to part ways Monday, The Athletic’s Jeff Howe polled five assistant coaches to get a pulse on the most attractive head coaching vacancies around the NFL.Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Both powerhouse countries are refusing to play them in bilateral series although those stances have raised eyebrows given series against Afghanistan aren't commercially attractive.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The charming small town is a great location to wrap up your trip and stay a day or two.Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
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His charming ways and social profile contributed to successfully ferrying the Rubinacci business into modern times compared to other household names of Naples’ famous tailoring tradition.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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The tartness of cranberry, kissed with vanilla rum, is as enchanting as Elphaba's voice hitting that high note.Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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What’s so enchanting and frustrating about American life is that there are so many examples of people who did work hard and did make it and achieve success.Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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How the selection committee sifts through that will be fascinating.Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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And what was especially fascinating was about five in the morning at the end of this training course overnight, a Delta team based at Fort Liberty in North Carolina came up to stage a hostage rescue exercise.NPR, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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Yoshihiko Matsuo’s alluring design soldiered on through 260Z and 280Z iterations until 1978.Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jack Grealish rolled out of bed, sat up and gazed out to the garden below, a scene designed to capture the alluring existence of a £100million footballer at the peak of his powers.Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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