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as in lured
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
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as in risked
to take a chance on
refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation
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Recent Examples of tempted
As temperatures around the state continue to drop, you may be tempted to crank up your thermostat to battle the cold.
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Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
That way, you aren’t tempted to doze on the couch or adult bed with the baby in your arms.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 4 Nov. 2025
The 30-year-old has a player option for next year, and even after a limited season, he could be tempted by the thin shortstop market (leaving few alternatives for the Braves).
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
With a classic V-neck, cap sleeves, and lightweight material, you might be tempted to order one in every color.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Though fall is a great time to clean up your garden and prep it for spring, don’t be tempted to prune or fertilize trees and shrubs too late in the season.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
Business owners, who may be tempted to file taxes as an S-corp to avoid paying self-employment taxes, will sacrifice earnings that count toward their retirement benefits, Valega said.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
The Philadelphia Phillies might be tempted to reboot their roster after winning just two playoff games in the last two years combined, but a return for most of the players seems more likely.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
If you’re tempted by low-APR promotions, their terms may be capped at 48 or 60 months.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempted
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Neuralink recently lured a top official away from the Food and Drug Administration office that regulates the company, a poaching that has surprised, impressed, and infuriated its competitors in a fledgling industry developing brain-computer interfaces.—
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Based on Diana Gabaldon’s book series, Outlander has lured audiences with its sweeping historical fantasy and once-in-a-lifetime(s) love story.—
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While many members of the British military have risked their lives and died in battle, there have also been lives lost at the hands of those same forces.—
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Another recall in October affected more than 63,000 vehicles due to excessively bright headlights that risked blinding other drivers.—
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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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Although Blanco started out as a landscape photographer, his work as of late has ventured into a specialized kind of photographic art, using his photographic work to present surreal imagery.—
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Last month, the cookie company ventured into the beauty world.—
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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.—
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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.—
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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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“Tempted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tempted. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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