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
Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
How to Make Puppy Chow Although those riffs are tempting and tasty, too, in my opinion, nothing can beat the original.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Listed in the middle of a tempting array is Dubai Cheesecake ($20), a riff on the Dubai chocolate bar of TikTok and Instagram fame.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Adding a skill player is tempting but that defense desperately needs a boost.
—Rob Maaddi, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Rates are particularly tempting in April, May, and October, when marina berths are easier to find and northerly winds, which can be quite fierce in July and August, are much less likely.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
How to Make Puppy Chow Although those riffs are tempting and tasty, too, in my opinion, nothing can beat the original.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Listed in the middle of a tempting array is Dubai Cheesecake ($20), a riff on the Dubai chocolate bar of TikTok and Instagram fame.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Adding a skill player is tempting but that defense desperately needs a boost.
—Rob Maaddi, Denver Post, 1 Apr. 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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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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The filmmakers’ gaze sometimes stops to watch a specific event, like a dance or a discreet seduction.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ewen says the task for Southwest will be striking a balance between luring new customers, which could potentially improve financials, and keeping existing customers happy.—
Dallas Morning News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Any fan of Madonna’s will drink up this tantalizing 16mm scrapbook stuff.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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At the National Museum of Damascus, glass cases hold tantalizing glimpses of the wealth of ancient Palmyra.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet this was not an exhortation to double down on partisanship.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
24 Feb. 2025
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Slot became more involved in the post-match celebrations with supporters than ever before, raising his arms to the Kop in an apparent exhortation for fans to give a little more.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Grated Pecorino Romano cheese brings an alluring savory oomph to the dish.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Rukmini Callimachi,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The agency has sued companies for persuading veterans to sell their pension and disability payments, for charging military families more than thirty-six per cent interest on pawn loans, and for misleading servicemembers to take costly cash-out refinance loans on their homes.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Bears don’t appear to be having much trouble persuading offensive players to come to Chicago after hiring Johnson, the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These farmers and winemakers have often resisted efforts by bigger businesses to absorb their holdings, or entreaties by marketing agencies to simplify their output or conform to popular styles.—
Eric Asimov,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump also proved receptive to entreaties from major auto firms about how dramatic the impact of the tariffs with America’s northern and southern neighbors would be to their businesses.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Tempting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempting. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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