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
That’s been the siren song of the entire agency business since the 1970s — good intentions that devolve into empty promises once an agency’s founder retires and the financial arm of the company gets the culture in a chokehold.
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Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The crowds were big and immediate, drawn by the siren song of authentic Mexican street food and the effortless cool of Coyo’s hidden speakeasy.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Given that, even in the U.S., President Trump has proved unable to encourage the oil sector to increase investment, the industry seems unlikely to follow the siren song of abundant but risky resources in Russia.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet the siren song of the future need not blind engineers to lessons of history that are vital to making sound decisions today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2015
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Tim Maleeny, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The crowds were big and immediate, drawn by the siren song of authentic Mexican street food and the effortless cool of Coyo’s hidden speakeasy.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Given that, even in the U.S., President Trump has proved unable to encourage the oil sector to increase investment, the industry seems unlikely to follow the siren song of abundant but risky resources in Russia.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet the siren song of the future need not blind engineers to lessons of history that are vital to making sound decisions today.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siren song
Noun
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Hefty incentives packages from the city and the state were also a strong lure.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2025
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In Los Angeles, the boom translated to an influx of new workers who had moved west, seduced by the lure of movies as much as the location’s oil fields and automobile manufacturers, and the city saw its population double between 1920 and 1925.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The temptation is strong to classify Untamed, the new series from screenwriter Mark L. Smith and his daughter Elle Smith, as Netflix’s answer to Paramount’s Yellowstone.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
20 July 2025
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The Risk Of Outsourcing Meaning As artificial intelligence becomes more common in corporate workflows, there’s a growing temptation to treat memory as another system to automate.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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As an example, traditional regulatory efforts tend to be seen as restrictive, while industrial policy typically incorporates enabling incentives to stimulate private or public sector action.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Too quick of a shift could lead many aging rice farmers to just retire, while large commercial farms may need more incentives to switch back to producing mainly rice over other crops.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
18 July 2025
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The festival’s main attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Cooper Flagg’s Mavericks taking on Dylan Harper’s Spurs is the main attraction, but there’s plenty more worth tuning in for on Saturday and Sunday.—
Garrett Chorpenning,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Siren song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siren%20song. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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