tantalizing
adjective
tan·ta·liz·ing
ˈtan-tə-ˌlī-ziŋ 
: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest
also
: mockingly or teasingly out of reach
tantalizingly
adverb
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Expect a tantalizing atmosphere, and if the league table is tight, 105,000 Cule fans could just make the difference.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Two weeks after a tantalizing teaser first heralded an incoming cameo from Devon Winters, the character James has played on Y&R for over two decades finally arrived on Monday's installment of Beyond the Gates.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The tantalizing potential of Denver’s defense doesn’t only reside among its front-line starters.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 28 July 2025
There’s tantalizing evidence of liquid water in the Red Planet’s distant past, however.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Two weeks after a tantalizing teaser first heralded an incoming cameo from Devon Winters, the character James has played on Y&R for over two decades finally arrived on Monday's installment of Beyond the Gates.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The tantalizing potential of Denver’s defense doesn’t only reside among its front-line starters.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 28 July 2025
There’s tantalizing evidence of liquid water in the Red Planet’s distant past, however.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2025
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“Tantalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantalizing. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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