as in tempted
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 enticed
Seen from the other side of the deal, that means that bond issuers must pay higher yields, or rates, for investors to be enticed to buy.
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Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Starter Mason Cook enticed Deiten Lachance into a 6-4-3 double play that scored the run.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
When Michael falls for a gamine Frenchwoman on the island (Valérie Quennessen), Cathy goes to confront her, only to become enticed as well, leading the couple to become an unlikely throuple.
—Air Mail, 6 June 2026
More Arsenal fans have searched for the shirt since the parade, with 55 bought from Etsy in the 24 hours after the parade, but the reference is what enticed buyers pre-title win.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Some racers, such as Mayor Justin Raithel, who made it to the semifinals in his open class division, enticed their snails with lettuce.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.
—Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
Starter Mason Cook enticed Deiten Lachance into a 6-4-3 double play that scored the run.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
When Michael falls for a gamine Frenchwoman on the island (Valérie Quennessen), Cathy goes to confront her, only to become enticed as well, leading the couple to become an unlikely throuple.
—Air Mail, 6 June 2026
More Arsenal fans have searched for the shirt since the parade, with 55 bought from Etsy in the 24 hours after the parade, but the reference is what enticed buyers pre-title win.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Anthropic’s advances in coding and cybersecurity capabilities have rattled markets and also enticed new business customers.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
Some racers, such as Mayor Justin Raithel, who made it to the semifinals in his open class division, enticed their snails with lettuce.
—Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticed
Verb
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Fragrance Isn't the Answer You might be tempted to cover that smell.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2026
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Burry said he had been tempted to bet against SpaceX, the rocket company owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
Verb
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One night, they were both lured into a forest by aliens disguised as animals.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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Forty-eight hours before the 1980 presidential election, Carter was lured back to the White House from his desperate reelection campaign.—
Chris Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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One class in, and Hannah is thoroughly seduced both by Melanie’s flattery and by her therapyspeak approach to acting, with its talk of truth-telling and connecting to one’s body.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Young women being preyed upon and seduced by rapacious Hollywood producers, stars and studio heads is a tired cliché, but like all clichés, it is based on reality.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The administration has persuaded several dozen countries to take in deportees who are not their own citizens, including African countries plagued by armed conflict, civil unrest and political turmoil, like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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They were persuaded by the details.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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“Enticed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticed. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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