inveigled

Definition of inveiglednext
past tense of inveigle
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Verb
  • But authorities weren't persuaded.
    Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Neither leader elaborated on what persuaded them about the possibility of peace in Europe’s longest conflict since World War II.
    Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Picture yourself in a boat on the Riviera… Most rock superstars have been seduced by the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival at some point in their career.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
  • The sister of King Charles III is rarely seduced by trends, fashions, or labels.
    Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • There’s a particularly tragic scene where Natalia, lured on holiday by Elsa, spots a small child innocently giggling at the table across from her at dinner.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
  • Belmont would proceed as mid-majors do in this era, left to try to replace a great player who has been lured away.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Television functions, for him, as a looking glass through which we are enticed, the better to savor the strangeness of beings infinitely odder, if more resilient, than Humpty Dumpty.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Taxpayers’ expense for these machines could run into many millions, yet more counties are beguiled by the technology.
    Phyllis Tashlik, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Renee Nicole Good was a pawn of leftist politicians and activists who beguiled her into believing that ICE officers are the bad guys and that there is virtue in attacking them, breaking the law and resisting arrest.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Inveigled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveigled. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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