seducing

verb

Definition of seducingnext
present participle of seduce
as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage I wasn't going to buy the car, but was seduced by the low-interest payment plan

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seducing
  1. luring
  2. persuading
  3. enticing
Verb
  • Mets owner Steve Cohen had a meticulous approach to luring Soto to Queens.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Helena, the state capital, remains a small vestige of the Old West, with just 34,000 residents, so luring doctors has always been a challenge.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of luring
Verb
  • Data can be an important element for persuading your audience and adding color to your story.
    George Baker Sr., Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Your credibility can be the difference between persuading an audience and losing their trust.
    John Hall, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of persuading
Verb
  • If there was any worry that What Had Happened Was… was going to be a Trojan horse of a title, enticing us with the promise of the whole story before baiting and switching us in favor of observational comedy about seatbelts, it’s dispelled instantly.
    Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Williams, meanwhile, as the consensus top draft pick, was so enticing the Bears traded their previous quarterback of the future in Justin Fields.
    Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of enticing
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