as in enticing
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as in seduction
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as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
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as in risking
to take a chance on
refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation
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Recent Examples of tempting
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
To solely blame the huge gap between the negotiating positions of Israel and Hamas is tempting, but mistaken.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
Choose your favorite and pair it with something from the tempting list of side dishes.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
As our cosmic neighbor—the nearest single-star system to our sun—it’s been a tempting place to look.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
While the possibility of a One Direction reunion is tempting, the likelihood still feels far off in the distance.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
To solely blame the huge gap between the negotiating positions of Israel and Hamas is tempting, but mistaken.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2025
Choose your favorite and pair it with something from the tempting list of side dishes.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
As our cosmic neighbor—the nearest single-star system to our sun—it’s been a tempting place to look.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempting
Adjective
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But when the base All-Wheel Drive model debuted this week at a much more enticing $48,990, the floodgates of latent demand opened up.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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In January, Bhullar upgraded Principal to an overweight rating from neutral, citing increasingly enticing fundamentals.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The filmmakers’ gaze sometimes stops to watch a specific event, like a dance or a discreet seduction.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Pérez’s Mimì doesn’t seem to worry about seduction either way; in this production, Rodolfo is the calm from the storm of her life.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The church was notorious for luring in young industry strivers; one of Scott’s good friends had joined.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Underwood, a former grocery store worker, hit the 10-year-old with a cutting board after luring her into his residence, per AP, The Norman Transcript and The Oklahoman.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Decreasing angel’s share is particularly tantalizing to producers, who are tightening their belts industry-wide and looking for cost-cutting measures.—
Andy Vasoyan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Teslas that are eight years old or newer now account for 1.4 percent of all car trade-ins, up from 0.4 percent a year ago, and EV brands such as Lucid and Polestar offer tantalizing deals to Tesla drivers looking for an out.—
Andrew Moseman,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Taking his captain’s role to heart, Mbappe seemed particularly fired up, making multiple exhortations to the crowd to raise the noise levels during the game and receiving a booking late in the first half for a tangle with Livakovic.—
Tom Williams,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Their current congressional leadership of Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seems far better suited to inside legislative maneuvering than public exhortations.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In Japan, Timeshares Are Back: A new model of ownership is allowing middle-class families and wealthy vacationers alike to buy a piece of alluring properties.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The sterling silver pendant features a sculpted paw print glistening with alluring enhanced black diamonds.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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So instead of scientific breakthroughs, this campaign has relied on persuading millions of people to change basic behaviors.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Dec. 2024
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Baldwin staged the play in Istanbul, recruiting Cherry to compose music for it and persuading male actors to take up drag.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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This included entreaties to allow more food, water and medicine into a starving Gaza Strip and minimizing civilian casualties.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Oct. 2024
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The society has not taken any disciplinary action in response to these entreaties.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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