as in luring
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 enticing
Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This list of margarita recipes Ana pulled together runs the gamut from classic, to exotic and enticing.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The offers have been enticing enough to compel at least half of Solaris owners to sell over the past two years, according to property records.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Most of the city's inclines were coupled with resorts that offered entertainment and drinks to attract passengers and entice them to spend money, and what's more enticing than seeing a live whale in Cincinnati?
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
This list of margarita recipes Ana pulled together runs the gamut from classic, to exotic and enticing.
—Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
The doc also pays close attention to a tipping-point moment that occurred in Murphy, Texas, in 2006, when one of the fake-boys was enticing a predator to come to their house.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
The offers have been enticing enough to compel at least half of Solaris owners to sell over the past two years, according to property records.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
Adjective
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Broader profiles mean more tempting targets for criminals.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 July 2025
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For some, this may be a scenario too tempting to resist.—
Bill English,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The promise of a $225,000 starting salary at a top corporate law firm is luring many, making the financial burden of law school seem more justifiable.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ewen says the task for Southwest will be striking a balance between luring new customers, which could potentially improve financials, and keeping existing customers happy.—
Dallas Morning News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Alonso showed restraint by laying off tantalizing pitches, like high fastballs.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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The sauce is an irresistibly creamy, sweet and spicy sauce made in-house from ghost peppers and caramelized onions with a tantalizing tangy kick from malt vinegar.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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In fact, on the whole the backup quarterback market might not have been very appealing among players such as Joshua Dobbs (New England), Jacoby Brissett (Arizona) and Mac Jones (San Francisco).—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Regular yard maintenance can help create a yard that’s not very appealing to them.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The agency has sued companies for persuading veterans to sell their pension and disability payments, for charging military families more than thirty-six per cent interest on pawn loans, and for misleading servicemembers to take costly cash-out refinance loans on their homes.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Bears don’t appear to be having much trouble persuading offensive players to come to Chicago after hiring Johnson, the former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Electro-Cumbia beats on the high-end hi-fi, soft red lighting, a dreamlike atmosphere: Daydream is an alluring little hideout on SE Clinton, where there’s always a live DJ and the drinks skewer trendily low ABV.—
Jordan Michelman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 July 2025
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Such a breakthrough in U.S.-Chinese relations might sound alluring at this particularly fraught moment, but the history of the strategic rivalry between China and the United States and each country’s internal politics make the likelihood of reaching one remote.—
WILLIAM HURST,
Foreign Affairs,
3 July 2025
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“Enticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enticing. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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