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as in allurement
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as in fascination
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beguilement
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Ward said her mother was fascinated with the mystery of Amelia Earhart, and that fascination turned into countless trips to air shows and museums.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Capasa highlighted how this will have an impact for the next 12 to 36 months, recalling the success of Milan’s Expo in 2015, and underscored the ongoing fascination between fashion and sports, pointing to the example of EA7 Emporio Armani outfitting the Italian team.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The enticement of a big transfer at the club level and all that a big move represents — growth, a new challenge, a bigger stage and (of course) more money — can sometimes be at conflict with the realities on the international stage.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Food trails from the Cajun Boudin Trail to the Louisiana Hot Sauce Trail link the city, providing a tasty enticement for visitors to delve deeper.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Wembanyama’s captivation with the intricacies of space travel was apparent.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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These evocations of the French master in a daily newspaper are not the stuff of flattery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The flattery must forever escalate and grow more fawning, until every follower’s dignity is shorn away.—
David Brooks,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bagehot and other upholders of depoliticizing enchantments could not have imagined a scenario in which Andrew, once second in line for the throne, and Larry Summers, a former Ivy League president hailed as one of America’s leading public intellectuals, are caught up in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Adding to the enchantment, the path of totality passes over Luxor, Egypt, home to some of the world’s greatest ancient treasures.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their friendship has even inspired fans to coin their names as a term of endearment.—
Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Certainly, with $313 million being handed out to small screen applicants on November 20, Newsom’s more than doubling of California’s film and TV tax incentive program to $750 million annually earlier this year has deepened the endearment to him in the Hollywood C-suites and among the Guilds.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 Dec. 2025
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Remarkably, the stimulation seemed to make songs more impactful and enjoyable.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Beyond just recording data, the system enables safe, long-term neural stimulation and remains functional and safe even within ultra-high-field MRI machines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Another, almost entirely fictive identity would afford him freedom and adulation.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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When he was finally called to the microphone, Rubio began what has become a familiar routine, offering Trump the kind of adulation that is ordinarily reserved for heroes.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Beguilement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beguilement. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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