allurement

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as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised difficult to ignore the allurements of the sideshow posters at the carnival

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Noun
  • The project as conceived would make a milestone for Orlando and the Parramore neighborhood, trading the disgrace of decrepit public housing for the lure of brand-new, below-market apartments primarily serving the region’s struggling families.
    Tyler Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
  • The lure of the genre for me lies in the way that people react to difficult situations.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The temptation to appear unflappable is strong, especially at the top.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • But the temptation to point fingers at Republicans and play whataboutism — instead of acknowledging what millions of voters perceive as the acquiescence of Democrats to institutional corruption — will be fatal.
    Alexander Heffner, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • But even if your childhood didn’t include visits to these oceanfront attractions, visiting them now feels akin to time travel, inspiring phone-free fun and family memories.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
  • Things won’t always have the sizzle and spark of your early attraction.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Viewers eager for strategy and a touch of seduction will find everything waiting when Scandal lands back on Netflix on June 17.
    Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
  • Especially in the language, there’s a lot of seduction in the lyrics.
    Vita Dadoo, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The Biden administration sought to encourage manufacturers to build in the United States, but those efforts are still in their early stages, and many of the government incentives are now on the chopping block.
    Dan Gearino, Wired News, 31 May 2025
  • While Enders’ report accuses Amazon of contributing to the piracy problem, as the owner of its own streaming service, Prime Video, Amazon has an incentive to fight piracy.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
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“Allurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/allurement. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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