as in charismatic
having an often mysterious or magical power to attract
people always remarked on the cult leader's seductive personality
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Recent Examples of seductive
On this song in particular, there’s both this seductive whisper and this exaggerated, bimbo breathiness.
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Reanna Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Across the technology investing world, investors are scaling their bets on a seductive thesis: Generative AI will transform low-margin service businesses into high-margin software companies.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
The pitch is seductive: Why pay expensive recruiters when artificial intelligence can do it faster and cheaper?
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The promise might seem seductive: all the mobility; none of the responsibility.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
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Reanna Cruz, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Across the technology investing world, investors are scaling their bets on a seductive thesis: Generative AI will transform low-margin service businesses into high-margin software companies.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 June 2025
The pitch is seductive: Why pay expensive recruiters when artificial intelligence can do it faster and cheaper?
—Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
The promise might seem seductive: all the mobility; none of the responsibility.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seductive
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Support letters, filed by friends and family members in court, describe him as a charismatic and polite young man with righteous goals and aspirations.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 July 2025
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Proponents say the new generation of charismatic figures could breathe new life into the party.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
3 July 2025
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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
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If the team were inclined to bolster that position, Auburn’s Ike Irish and North Carolina’s Luke Stevenson would each be attractive options.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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The bulk of the lunar material falls into orbit around the more gravitationally attractive sun.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
13 July 2025
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At first, the breathless news stories seemed charming and harmless.—
David W. Brown,
New Yorker,
5 July 2025
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This adorably resilient and charming 7-year-old Australian Cattle Dog has been waiting for her forever home at the Arizona Humane Society since March - much too long for such a loving pup.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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The 24 rooms and suites are enchanting, but the greatest riches are found in the former vault, which once stored gold bars and furs and has now been transformed into the Simmer Down cocktail bar.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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Clad in a black, flowy dress with chains swinging around their waist, Dua Saleh’s whispery cadence gave her an enchanting presence over the room.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2025
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The contrast between ancient history and modern life was fascinating.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Many fascinating finds from the Byzantine era still turn up in Asia Minor and the Middle East today.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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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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“Seductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seductive. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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