as in to tempt
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 entice
Certainly, our assessment could be mistaken, and a potential takeover could enhance shareholder value and entice investors.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein entice and abuse young girls.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Astilbes offer unique flowers that entice pollinators to the garden and create texture and dimension in the garden.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
But there was always something about the city that enticed me.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein entice and abuse young girls.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Astilbes offer unique flowers that entice pollinators to the garden and create texture and dimension in the garden.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
But there was always something about the city that enticed me.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for entice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entice
Verb
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At month 10, schedule a conversation focused entirely on what might tempt them away.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Children may be tempted to touch the flames, which can reach temperatures of up to 1,800 degrees and some run with them, sometimes leading to eye impalement.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
Verb
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The shift in temperature translates into a false spring, lures the seeds to crack open; without this deception, the seeds refuse to sprout into life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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Barely over a year ago, McKay was obsessing over film and trying to lure Peter to Liberty.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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But what really seduced me was the transgressive idea of imagining who else lives inside each of us.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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Teenagers and their parents can be easily seduced, so Underwood is respected for his role in keeping those players at Thorp Arch.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Or they could be persuaded that financial surveillance of businesses for transactions over $200 is necessary to prevent criminals from moving money.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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Becker had run in high school but was working as a mortgage broker when, with his 60th birthday approaching, a friend persuaded him to try a marathon in Minnesota.—
James Rainey
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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“Entice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entice. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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