as in lure
something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain
the opportunity for fame and fortune is the siren song that has long lured the ambitious to the big city
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Recent Examples of siren song
The trick is the strong siren song of the wrong answer.
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Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
So, some of this is novelty and the siren song of technology.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
The coaster will feature LED lighting and an eerie audio track of a siren song.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
Bursts of laughter rose above Smoky Robinson’s smooth falsetto, a siren song of resilience.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
So, some of this is novelty and the siren song of technology.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
The coaster will feature LED lighting and an eerie audio track of a siren song.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
Bursts of laughter rose above Smoky Robinson’s smooth falsetto, a siren song of resilience.
—Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siren song
Noun
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The lure of Bayern is that Wirtz knows the Bundesliga inside out and if anything, joining a more dominant force will make his life easier.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Recruiters trick, lure, cajole, or simply abduct the children from their homes and send them across the country, where they are sold to the highest bidders.—
Elizabeth Dickinson,
Foreign Affairs,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The temptation to appear unflappable is strong, especially at the top.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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But the temptation to point fingers at Republicans and play whataboutism — instead of acknowledging what millions of voters perceive as the acquiescence of Democrats to institutional corruption — will be fatal.—
Alexander Heffner,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The Biden administration sought to encourage manufacturers to build in the United States, but those efforts are still in their early stages, and many of the government incentives are now on the chopping block.—
Dan Gearino,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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With a tiny sliver of activist voters holding the same power to deny a candidate an office as a majority of the broad general electorate, the incentives for bipartisanship have all but disappeared in most states and districts.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Unlike Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, this world is more foreboding than scary, but as guests quickly learn from its can’t-miss attraction Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment, monsters still shouldn’t be crossed.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Although some attractions are selling tickets already.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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