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Recent Examples of enticingly
Skipper, for his part, was enticingly exotic to Pym.
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
While the water of the San Dieguito Reservoir may be enticingly clean and blue, the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) wants to remind residents that the reservoir is not meant for recreational uses like fishing.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
The widely varied performances are quietly yet keenly expressive; Reichardt’s dialogue has enticingly odd spin (starting with an ingenious monologue for a precocious child) and the cast delivers it with pinpoint inflections.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
While the water of the San Dieguito Reservoir may be enticingly clean and blue, the Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) wants to remind residents that the reservoir is not meant for recreational uses like fishing.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticingly
Adverb
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His is a wily, chaotic, satirical and sincere, temptingly unwieldy epic drama.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Nov. 2025
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What that means is even if the door opens and the tarmac looks temptingly walkable, think twice before stepping off.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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The duo provides an invitingly sweet alcoholic heat that sinks into the crumb of the brioche-like cake, giving each bite a literal burst of flavor.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Jan. 2026
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The film opens with a montage of nameless women across different eras and places smiling invitingly toward the camera, then frowning and glaring at it, and finally screaming while drenched in blood.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Kirk is appealingly standoffish, if such a thing might be imagined.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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It was announced in 2021 with great fanfare and an appealingly low price of just $40,000.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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This has shifted focus to parts of the market that are more attractively valued that investors suspect will be more immune to any pullbacks.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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The vegetables, fruit, and baskets of potatoes were attractively arranged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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Even the twerking was beautifully choreographed.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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What’s more, cooking the pasta directly with the other ingredients makes the most of the beneficial starch, forming a silky, delicious sauce that clings beautifully to each noodle.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Blessed with wonderfully expressive, almost boyish faces, these actors are barely able to contain their excitement about taking this journey together.—
Jenny Lumet,
Vanity Fair,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lots of wonderfully gross things happen to Christine thanks to her mistake, but the reason this movie works perfectly as an anti-Valentine’s treat is its incredible ending that turns a classic rom-com trope on its head.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Still, Anutin held yet another rally that very evening, and the sacrifice appears to have paid off handsomely.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
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Venture capitalists and experts have previously told CNBC that these deals often leave some investors and employees in a state of limbo while founders and AI leaders get paid handsomely.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The broadcast will be free after the cost of the device, which will deliver HD video marvelously.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The store’s eclectic and marvelously curated decor gives the distinct sense that everything in that shop belongs together.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Enticingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticingly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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