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as in to lure
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet
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as in to risk
to take a chance on
refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation
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Recent Examples of tempt
Omega-3 fatty acids can be similarly tricky to get from food, as they’re primarily found in oily fish (like salmon and mackerel) and in smaller amounts in things like walnuts and flaxseeds—so you might be tempted to pop a fish oil capsule.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
Weed Management in Walkways Just as cardboard can be used to smother out weeds to prepare soil for planting, it can also be used to suppress weeds that might be tempted to pop up in garden walkways.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
The team would likely be very tempted if the receiver is still available at No. 19, but there are far more pressing needs than another receiver.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Then others could use depth or might be tempted to draft a passer if the right circumstance presents itself.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 Apr. 2025
Weed Management in Walkways Just as cardboard can be used to smother out weeds to prepare soil for planting, it can also be used to suppress weeds that might be tempted to pop up in garden walkways.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
The team would likely be very tempted if the receiver is still available at No. 19, but there are far more pressing needs than another receiver.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Then others could use depth or might be tempted to draft a passer if the right circumstance presents itself.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tempt
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Hybrid models dominate, with companies offering commute perks to lure workers back, per Crunchbase.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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According to the suit, at one point as VML's father tried to secure her release, New Orleans ICE Field Office Director Mellissa Harper began interrogating the family's attorney about the father's immigration status and attempted to lure him into custody as well.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Yet market unpredictability will create opportunities for those with the tools to respond, and businesses that fail to invest in agile pricing systems risk significant profitability erosion.—
Doug Fuehne,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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As tech giants rush to build newer AI models, their web crawlers vacuum up creative content, and those same models spew floods of synthetic media, risking drowning out the human creative spark in an ocean of pablum.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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After turning undead and hiding her bite wound, Mary easily gets permission to re-enter the building, and quickly seduces Stack, before murdering him and infecting him with the vampire curse.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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But the next pope may be seduced by that glitter again.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Rewarding a top-10 goal-scorer with the Selke could entice voters.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The state’s Department of Insurance is rolling out a series of policy changes aimed at enticing insurers back into the market.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
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Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a double agent, then to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major to defect, using his childhood friend's wife as bait.—
Paul Vidich,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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But before the divorce took effect, a pro-Kremlin group persuaded the Russian state prosecutor’s office to investigate Smolny’s ties to Soros, whose NGOs had been outlawed in the country.—
Anastasiia Vorozhtsova,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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Does any part of Franks actually believe Lala has it in her to betray them?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The fallout between the two legends stems from a broader web of disagreements: 50 Cent feels betrayed by Big Meech’s association with Rick Ross, who has traded public barbs and diss tracks with 50 for years.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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