Thesaurus results for FEMME FATALE

femme fatale

noun

ˌfem-fə-ˈtal

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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 In an echo of House of Cards, Mara’s Nancy is a femme fatale—impetuous, sexy, haunted. —

Judy Berman, Time, 18 Mar. 2026 This slick femme fatale thriller from director Rebecca Thomas finds DeHaan in fine form and and features a screenplay from Daniel Casey that’s lined with surprises. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Cardellini is equally plausible as a femme fatale and a woman who likely has an active Nextdoor profile. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026 The femme fatale glamour that swept the New York presentations took a red-eye to Italy and got walking. —

Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for femme fatale

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siren

Noun

After two years of refurbishment work by the Olivehurst Public Utility District, the siren is now back in service as an emergency alert tool for local residents.

— Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Its speakers are programmed with over 50 audio clips including human voices and sirens audible over half a mile away.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026