as in to persuade
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Recent Examples of inveigle
On hand for the séance is a thoroughly skeptical Poirot, inveigled to attend by a mystery-novelist friend, Ariadne Oliver.
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Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.
—Marion Winik, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
At a ball where Byron was surrounded by a flock of ladies, Lamb inveigled the hostess to introduce her, and, having looked earnestly, wordlessly, into the poet’s face, Lamb immediately turned on her heel.
—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
Another threat that is likely to inveigle itself into the Web3 domain is phishing.
—Andrew Newman, Forbes, 4 May 2022
All of those thinly veiled efforts to inveigle an answer are met with a stock response.
—New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
To reach Peru, Dr. Koepcke had to first get to a port and inveigle his way onto a trans-Atlantic freighter.
—New York Times, 18 June 2021
The two cell-surface proteins that SARS-CoV-2 uses to make contact with its target cells and inveigle its way into them would fit into this category.
—The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020
And, finally, he is lost at the very end of the world when he is sent on to Edinburgh, to inveigle his way into the affections of the Scottish King James VI, poised to become the English King James I upon Elizabeth’s death.
—Dominic Dromgoole, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
Norman Mailer tried to inveigle his dinner guests into an orgy, and not long after wrote a cruel letter to Styron, breaking off their friendship.
—Marion Winik, Washington Post, 15 June 2023
At a ball where Byron was surrounded by a flock of ladies, Lamb inveigled the hostess to introduce her, and, having looked earnestly, wordlessly, into the poet’s face, Lamb immediately turned on her heel.
—Clare McHugh, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
Another threat that is likely to inveigle itself into the Web3 domain is phishing.
—Andrew Newman, Forbes, 4 May 2022
All of those thinly veiled efforts to inveigle an answer are met with a stock response.
—New York Times, 26 Nov. 2021
To reach Peru, Dr. Koepcke had to first get to a port and inveigle his way onto a trans-Atlantic freighter.
—New York Times, 18 June 2021
The two cell-surface proteins that SARS-CoV-2 uses to make contact with its target cells and inveigle its way into them would fit into this category.
—The Economist, 20 Aug. 2020
And, finally, he is lost at the very end of the world when he is sent on to Edinburgh, to inveigle his way into the affections of the Scottish King James VI, poised to become the English King James I upon Elizabeth’s death.
—Dominic Dromgoole, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inveigle
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Gibson also persuaded the rail network to construct a station at Old Trafford.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
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Belgium’s new defense minister plans to write a letter in November to around 120,000 citizens who are age 18 to try to persuade at least 500 of them to sign up for voluntary military service.—
Lorne Cook,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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Raúl Castillo plays against type and makes for a menacing, unstoppable presence in a genre homage that’s yell-at-the-scream enjoyable and seduces with its terrific cinematography from Daniel Katz.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Carpenter wrapped her performance with a camera trick implying her attempt to seduce a member of the King’s Guard.—
Ashley Iasimone,
Billboard,
1 Mar. 2025
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The goal for Boca Raton officials is to entice not just various wealthy industries but to bring in new residents and tourists, too.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
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How fast that figure ascends is somewhat dependent on mortgage rates — lower rates would entice more existing owners to sell.—
Nerdwallet,
Orange County Register,
10 Mar. 2025
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Before the start of Season 5, there was a flurry of transfers as the two newest teams — Brazil and Italy — lured some top talent away from the highest-performing teams of recent years.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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For the new season, Hacks has lured Hacks Julianne Nicholson, Michaela Watkins, Bresha Webb, Robby Hoffman, and Eric Balfour for guest starring roles.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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Just be sure they're not too tempted to eat only gummy worms for breakfast!—
Kimberly Stoney,
Parents,
19 Mar. 2025
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This often tempts developers to prototype in Python before implementing production-grade Rust solutions. 5.—
Amandeep Midha,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Based on the Lee Child novels and developed by Nick Santora, Reacher is the kind of series that exemplifies the sleight of hand the TV medium does best, beguiling with one set of beckoning fingers while smuggling complex propaganda with the other.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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One is a siren, the human-like creature with an enchanting voice that beguiled sailors to their watery death.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The winner of the $1.2-billion lottery jackpot — a player who beat the odds by matching all six numbers drawn in the December Mega Millions — was named on Monday.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
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Coco Bongo nightclub draws in tourists JusCollege, the group Musca purchased his all-inclusive package from, and Riu Republica did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.—
Julia Bonavita,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Inveigle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inveigle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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