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entice

verb as in allure; persuade

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But what could be a social media star excited about local news is actually an advertisement to entice people to sign up for legal services.

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“The low cost made it so enticing and the respect the school has from the hospitals are big reasons for attending this program over others.”

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Presented with Thomas Harris’ bestselling novel “The Silence of the Lambs,” most Hollywood directors would have been primarily enticed by the lurid appeal of its serial killers, Hannibal “The Cannibal” Lecter and “Buffalo Bill.”

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As enticing as managing a top club may be, the grass isn't always greener.

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That strategy, which is just being implemented, has sought to entice insurers to write policies in fire-prone neighborhoods, but has been criticized by some consumer advocates as a giveaway to the insurance industry.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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