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
And Becky seduced her new boyfriend with expensive gifts, too.
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Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
We can all be seduced by the prospect of eternal life and beauty.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the Dark Side of the Force to become the Emperor’s new apprentice: Darth Vader.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
Instinct says to seduce with a decadent chocolate treat, but sadly, my Valentine for the past 20 years isn’t the biggest chocolate lover.
—Martin Sorge, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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Again, Lewandowski is coming short and tempting the right-sided centre-back higher up the pitch.—
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Category extension: Beyond time pieces, time objects Being resilient also means finding new ways to be relevant for consumers who might have an abundant watch collection and might be much more difficult to tempt with new ones.—
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Unless Max Fried comes out of the gate smoking, there is no other Bombers pitcher who can lure as many eyeballs to the TV as Cole.—
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Seminole was the first local government in the state to impose financial penalties — up to $100 a day — on residents who unwittingly or intentionally lure bears into neighborhoods by failing to secure trash, leaving pet-food bowls outdoors or hanging birdfeeders.—
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Part of persuading consumers to spend on sustainable products comes from carefully planned and executed advertising and marketing campaigns.—
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But the taxpayer still persuaded the Tax Court.—
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One reason is that in order to entice people to buy its stock, a company needs to offer potential shareholders something in return.—
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Those touches are some of the reasons that entice fans to buy from brands.—
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“Seduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduce. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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