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
The lure of a coveted Riverside jacket, bag and sneakers enticed Powell to try out for the team.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The lure of a coveted Riverside jacket, bag, and sneakers enticed Powell to try out for the team.
—Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
Many younger visitors have been enticed to visit the town thanks to its arts offerings, with rising numbers making the pilgrimage to the Frieder Burda Museum to take in its temporary exhibitions.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
These everyday investors are likely also enticed by Karp, who Luria said is similar to Tesla CEO Elon Musk in his ability to sell a business vision.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Dec. 2025
In more recent years, the promise of sunny skies and snowy slopes and a healthy dose of luxury have enticed fever dream-worthy celebrity crowds.
—Zachary Weiss, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Those two months with the White Sox enticed the Rays, who acquired him at the trade deadline.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
Everyone is enticed into this orgy of analysis, to feast and gorge on information, to go a little mad in the process.
—Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
During his annual summer break, unfounded rumors circulated that SiriusXM, which enticed Stern away from terrestrial radio in 2004 and launched his show in 2006, would not extend his reportedly hefty contract.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticed
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Let that be your motivation for restraint the next time you’re tempted to splurge on a latte.—
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Could you be tempted back into that world?—
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Heaps also indicated that she was lured to the Summit by majority owner Rob Cohen and coach Nick Cushing, who previously coached the Manchester City women and Major League Soccer's NYCFC.—
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By Michael Sasso | Bloomberg Sales of new homes in the US were little changed in October but remain near the strongest pace since 2023 as builders lured anxious customers with price cuts and incentives.—
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Released in 1994, Sátántangó (based on László Krasznahorka’s novel) chronicled an impoverished Hungarian village that becomes seduced by a would-be prophet who has seemingly come back from the dead.—
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This year, we were seduced by silver trays and a new take on the TV-dinner table.—
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
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“Enticed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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