as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales
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Recent Examples of femme fatale
Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
The glaringly obvious evildoer and patently secretive femme fatale are guilty the whole time.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
With her new album, SCALD, the musician and NYMPHOWARS host is the femme fatale of our nightmares and dreams.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
There is a femme fatale feel with lingerie details.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
The glaringly obvious evildoer and patently secretive femme fatale are guilty the whole time.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
With her new album, SCALD, the musician and NYMPHOWARS host is the femme fatale of our nightmares and dreams.
—Charlie Markbreiter, Them., 21 Oct. 2025
There is a femme fatale feel with lingerie details.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for femme fatale
siren
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Rose Byrne tapped into her inner office siren for her latest awards season appearance on Tuesday, January 13.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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When police responded, the suspects heard sirens and ran off, and all three were arrested, the DA’s Office said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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