as in temptation
the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised
the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford
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Recent Examples of seduction
Welcome to the Engineered Dreamscape Placemaking takes empty space and detonates it with story, spectacle and seduction.
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Back in Barcelona, Eva embarks on a new life, single and open to the game of seduction and romance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
As with Mozart, Renoir’s overt effervescence offers a fanciful tour of a charming hell on earth—and tempts viewers with its seductions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
For Wheezy’s seduction to have worked, Felix had to let himself be seduced.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Back in Barcelona, Eva embarks on a new life, single and open to the game of seduction and romance.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
As with Mozart, Renoir’s overt effervescence offers a fanciful tour of a charming hell on earth—and tempts viewers with its seductions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
For Wheezy’s seduction to have worked, Felix had to let himself be seduced.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seduction
Noun
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Equally important, leadership must resist the temptation to measure success solely in quarterly earnings.—
Hank Cardello,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly, temptation is everywhere.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But even without European football, and after a decade in which Old Trafford has at times resembled a graveyard for promising careers, the lure of Manchester United — in terms of glamour, prestige and finance — remains powerful.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Once again, companies that succeed in this space are those that resist the lure of a universal solution.—
Divyaditya Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Seduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seduction. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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