as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet
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Recent Examples of entice
The victim in that case, which is alleged to have taken place on New Year’s Eve 2016, told police she was enticed to go to one of the twin’s Miami Beach apartment after being sent photos of a barbecue with lots of people milling about.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Performance All that may look enticing on paper, but what really matters is how the car drives.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
One reason is that in order to entice people to buy its stock, a company needs to offer potential shareholders something in return.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Those touches are some of the reasons that entice fans to buy from brands.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Performance All that may look enticing on paper, but what really matters is how the car drives.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2025
One reason is that in order to entice people to buy its stock, a company needs to offer potential shareholders something in return.
—Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Those touches are some of the reasons that entice fans to buy from brands.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entice
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If that’s not enough to tempt you, the set also comes with an insulated wine bag, an insulated cooler (which fits nicely in the basket), two food containers, and a fleece blanket.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2025
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You may be tempted to cry into your beer over all of the recent problems with the economy and the rising prices of … well, everything.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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There’s no hook to lure viewers back for a potential Season 2, no revelation to gasp at, no big laugh to be had.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2025
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Westchester County’s verdant enclaves have long lured the elite.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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After turning undead and hiding her bite wound, Mary easily gets permission to re-enter the building, and quickly seduces Stack, before murdering him and infecting him with the vampire curse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But the next pope may be seduced by that glitter again.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Another factor that might hamper Chelsea’s attempts to persuade Rak-Sakyi to stay is what has happened to his brother, Jesurun.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The administration is expected to return to the Supreme Court quickly in an effort to persuade the justices to lift their temporary order.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Entice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entice. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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