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as in luring
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 enticing
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, the Daodejing criticizes the ruling class and its talent-recruitment system for dangling enticing status markers that could never be fully achieved.
—Stephen Chen, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
He was arrested by local authorities last February and charged in Brookline District Court with enticing a child under 16, possession of child pornography, and other offenses.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The hope is that Pivetta’s four-seamer is too enticing for hitters to lay off, because there’s no more hoping that umpires can be coaxed into seeing things your way.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
For example, the Daodejing criticizes the ruling class and its talent-recruitment system for dangling enticing status markers that could never be fully achieved.
—Stephen Chen, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
The same elements—lack of lighting, cell phone service, and CCTV—that make a place enticing for outdoor enthusiasts are easily exploited by criminals.
—Katie Jackson, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
He was arrested by local authorities last February and charged in Brookline District Court with enticing a child under 16, possession of child pornography, and other offenses.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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Under these circumstances, military action might be the most tempting option for Washington to secure these goals – and that is dangerous.—
Debak Das,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The stock still looks tempting.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The vinegar helps keep bees away while still luring wasps into the trap.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Floating alone where the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans meet, this island nation was long considered too out-of-the-way for travelers … until airlines like Icelandair started luring Americans with cheap flights to Europe that included a stopover in Iceland.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That said, the Buckeyes’ Tate is a tantalizing prospect.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even more tantalizing, Coleman has as safe a profile as any running back in this class.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On the left, he’s heralded as the only voice capable of seducing young men disaffected by party politics.—
Abigail Sylvor Greenberg,
Vanity Fair,
20 Mar. 2026
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One of her alternate personalities — the cold and calculating Samantha — joins law enforcement to pursue her father’s killers, while other identities begin to surface with their own motives, seducing and manipulating powerful men as Sylvia’s search for justice veers into vengeance.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Their rare sprinkling of colorful choices throughout were even less appealing to the modern aesthete’s eye, right down to the pinkish-red bathroom.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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Now, agents field interest from sometimes dozens of potential buyers, and authors can pick the deal most appealing to them.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The combination was enthralling and uplifting, and a great way to keep the energy high into the night.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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For the Apple team, the second demo was truly enthralling.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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What was once two city blocks of dingy industrial warehouses is now an alluring complex of stores, cafes, artist studios and event space meant to attract Fort Lauderdale’s burgeoning population of young professionals and South Floridians willing to drive from Miami and West Palm Beach.—
Amanda Rosa,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
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What was once two city blocks of dingy industrial warehouses is now an alluring complex of stores, cafes, artist studios and event space meant to attract Fort Lauderdale’s burgeoning population of young professionals and South Floridians willing to drive from Miami and West Palm Beach.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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