as in tempted
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage
the hunter lured the lion into the open with the antelope carcass
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Recent Examples of lured
Executives from Salesforce, Snowflake, and Datadog have been poached recently by OpenAI and Anthropic, lured by large compensation packages and the opportunity to bring existing corporate relationships to these AI companies, according to multiple sources.
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Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Last week, the prosecution showed the jurors chilling video and audio evidence that included Athena’s last moments after Horner lured her inside the FedEx van.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Red-hot demand for server products has lured memory suppliers into concentrating on the high-speed processors for those machines.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The neighborhood Just a 90-minute drive from Los Angeles, Ojai has long lured Angelenos looking for an easy escape from the hustle and bustle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet few of the Nanticoke Valley teens were lured away by the excitement of the cities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
Party activists have said many grassroots Republicans lost money, while others were lured by ads on shows hosted by conservatives, including Erick Erickson, Hugh Hewitt, and the late Charlie Kirk.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
But he was quickly lured by the quality of the existing scripts and chance to dive into Lindqvist’s universe.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Seema Mody,kate Rooney, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Last week, the prosecution showed the jurors chilling video and audio evidence that included Athena’s last moments after Horner lured her inside the FedEx van.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Red-hot demand for server products has lured memory suppliers into concentrating on the high-speed processors for those machines.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The neighborhood Just a 90-minute drive from Los Angeles, Ojai has long lured Angelenos looking for an easy escape from the hustle and bustle.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet few of the Nanticoke Valley teens were lured away by the excitement of the cities.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2026
Party activists have said many grassroots Republicans lost money, while others were lured by ads on shows hosted by conservatives, including Erick Erickson, Hugh Hewitt, and the late Charlie Kirk.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
But he was quickly lured by the quality of the existing scripts and chance to dive into Lindqvist’s universe.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
While some of the women who came here willingly embraced ISIS ideology and passed it on to their children, many others say they were trafficked or lured to the region through ignorance or under false pretenses.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lured
Verb
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You’d have been tempted to say it was meant to be.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Alternatively, you may be tempted to toss items that could have some monetary value.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Every summer, stylish crowds congregate along France’s southeastern shores, seduced by the glamorous promise of the French Riviera, spending their days sipping overpriced cocktails at the high-end resorts that line its sandy beaches as if plucked straight from a Slim Aarons photo.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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Inside, a fuzzy white possum, seduced by cat food, sits, befuddled.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
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It was billed as a conference of all opposition parties but media reports suggested that Obi, who remains popular with young voters and in the southeast, could be enticed out of the pact to run on a distinct platform.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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California’s fertile farm fields once enticed thousands of Dust Bowl refugees fleeing along Route 66 during the Great Depression.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The inexpensive studio space and the innovative community being formed by his gallery, Library Street Collective, persuaded him to stay.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the end, county officials were persuaded to act.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Lured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lured. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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