as in to tempt
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan
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Recent Examples of seduce
Both Oregon’s Dante Moore and Alabama’s Ty Simpson still require seasoning, but could easily be seduced by the siren song of potentially being a top-5 pick in April.
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Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
The victim of his sacrifice is Gretchen, a virgin whom Faust seduces and abandons in his devilish reverie, and who kills their illegitimate child.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
In May 2024, Akira Montague filed suit against Kennard, alleging that Kennard had used their friendship to seduce Montague’s husband.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Above all things, my son, do not seduce innocent girls.
—Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
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Overbuy with the price still affordable At just under $80 an ounce currently, but with the potential for significant growth high right now, investors may be tempted to overbuy silver while the price is still affordable.—
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This is where brands can tempt consumers with limited runs.—
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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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Their opening night gets interrupted when blood thirsty vampires are lured in by the musical talents of Sammie (Miles Caton), a young blues musician.—
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Based on that estimate, the board persuaded members to approve an $18,750 assessment per person.—
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Elphaba tries to persuade them not to, and stay and fight for their home.—
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Similar to fellow Arsenal summer signing Eberechi Eze — another keen chess player — the assumption would be that the skills taken from the board game have helped Zubimendi be a step ahead in enticing and then bypassing opposition players.—
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The algorithm, the Reddit user claimed, would save the higher-paying orders for casual drivers to entice them to use the app.—
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“Seduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduce. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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