as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised
the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford
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Recent Examples of seduction
Trust your powers of seduction.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation.
—Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026
The seduction of modern times is rendered ineffective here.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The Divine Dancers duology comes to a close as immortal celestial dancer Meneka attempts to hide from her divine fate with mortal sage Kaushika, with whom seduction turned to genuine love.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The poem tells the story of the seduction of a sixteen-year-old girl by the watermonster, a mythical figure, weaving together themes of place, identity, trauma, and transformation.
—Patrick Dundon, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2026
The seduction of modern times is rendered ineffective here.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The Divine Dancers duology comes to a close as immortal celestial dancer Meneka attempts to hide from her divine fate with mortal sage Kaushika, with whom seduction turned to genuine love.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seduction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
Noun
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Competition is fierce, expectations are high, and the temptation to quit can feel easier than pushing through uncertainty.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Postpone this temptation until tomorrow.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Their lure for producers is hardly surprising given a recent study by the UK’s Publishers Association published in March that showed book adaptations had 57% higher box office revenue than non-adaptations for the 50 top grossing titles in the UK from 2020 to 2024.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Without the lure of prospective rents, who would know whether to build an apartment building, an office, or a factory, or where to site them?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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