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allurement
noun as in lure
Weak match
noun as in attraction
Example Sentences
There are maps made up of place names, of Google drop pins, of the lines between stops – the allurements of cartography, and the nominal romance of the road, deployed this time in the service not of escape but of capture.
These same allurements exist in the United States, just cloaked in the shadows by boosters trying to evade NCAA detection.
To be clear, China’s threats and allurements won’t drag the region away from the unmatched political and cultural influence of America.
The whole land breathed hope, and youth, and allurement to every delight, of which she alone possessed the store.
It is a peaceful scene, not without something of allurement.
This marching into the unknown held for them the allurement of adventure, as none but Sherman knew their destination.
The moment every obstacle was removed to her marriage with Teddie Luton, half the allurement was gone.
A mental picture of the silvery Thames, green-wooded and sunny, proved too strong an allurement to resist.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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