entices

verb

present tense third-person singular of entice
as in tempts
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet

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Recent Examples of entices Turkey’s growing hair transplant and restoration industry in particular entices people with easy-to-digest all-inclusive packages advertised on their websites, online placements, and social media. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026 The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a demonic character called The Stranger, who entices a young mother played by Jasmine Trinca into forging a Faustian pact. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 All of this casts doubt on whether the event will pull the kind of star power that entices TV networks to break their regular prime-time programming and compel viewers to skip an NFL game to tune in. — Daniel Strauss, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Now, a federal program that entices investments in distressed communities relies on the cohesive qualities of local areas to ensure a welcome place for new businesses. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2026 When Idrissa Gueye’s pass to Vitalii Mykolenko entices Curtis Jones to press the left-back, Dewsbury-Hall and McNeil spot the space behind Ibrahima Konate and attack it. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The main sticking point is Real Madrid’s failure to offer something that entices both City and the player, whose contract expires at the Etihad on June 30, 2027. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Guadalupe River State Park entices visitors with its cool waters for tubing, paddling, and swimming and family-friendly campgrounds. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026 The play, which won the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize this year, entices on the page despite seeming overstuffed and curiously decentralized. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entices
  1. tempts
  2. seduces
  3. lures
  4. persuades
Verb
  • For most, fear of shame is a necessary backstop to push people away from what wrongly tempts them.
    — Robert A. Ballingall, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While Sal tempts Sessa’s Bourdain with drugs, thievery and more bad behavior.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of tempts
Verb
  • Artificial plays like a modern-day parable in which the trickster god seduces the innocent.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Diaz centers music as the emotional vehicle that provides a philosophical structure for the character tropes and in turn psychologically seduces the audience to internalize certain ideas of social dynamics.
    — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of seduces
Verb
  • In the exceedingly bleak ending to the book, Bela realizes that the demon has killed and styled itself after her Grandma Ruth, who lures Russell and Ursula to their death.
    — William Earl, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Vegetarian by Han Kang, 208 Pages This haunting novel lures readers when a woman’s sudden decision to stop eating meat triggers a destructive crisis in her family.
    — Arabella Hau, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of lures
Verb
  • Fielder persuades Holmes to watch it for the first time, on a laptop in the couple’s bed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While posing artfully in the store’s shop window, Klara catches the eye of Josie (Mia Tharia), who persuades her mother Chrissie (Amy Adams) to buy her as a companion.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuades

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“Entices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entices. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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