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as in seduction
the pressure to give in to a desire for easy or immediate pleasure
he felt the temptation to go sailing, but did his chores instead
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as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
money, power, and other overwhelming temptations can seduce a person to a life of crime
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There’s plenty of temptation to settle in for a few days and never explore beyond the resort’s front entrance.
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
But Apple Pay-ready consumers can’t easily shake the temptation and the ease of paying.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
But realism is also an aesthetic, with its own temptations.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s nostalgia and wish fulfillment, and various opportunities (temptations, even) to reset the entire narrative and return to the comfort of equilibrium — but this has never been a show to shy away from a challenge.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
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Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
But Apple Pay-ready consumers can’t easily shake the temptation and the ease of paying.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
But realism is also an aesthetic, with its own temptations.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2024
There’s nostalgia and wish fulfillment, and various opportunities (temptations, even) to reset the entire narrative and return to the comfort of equilibrium — but this has never been a show to shy away from a challenge.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for temptation
Noun
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The university fired Johnson in 2020 after he was arrested on charges of child seduction, kidnapping and identity deception.Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Oct. 2024
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Seeing Vassos’s suitors contort themselves in the name of dance-pop seduction was a personal highlight.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Johnny turns to the lure of the big city and heroin, while Tunny chooses the red, white, and blue allure of the U.S. Army, and Will descends into alcoholism and depression when forced to stay in the suburbs with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather (Ali Fumiko Whitney).Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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The hospital served the burgeoning mining community of Jerome, which at its peak had over 10,000 residents drawn by the lure of copper.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2024
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Boden reports near-weekly inquiries since the incentive’s introduction.Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Although the incentives vary by cruise line, different status levels are usually based on the number of nights a passenger sails.Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Temptation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/temptation. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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