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vamp

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verb

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Recent Examples of vamp
Noun
But aside from vamps, there’s the return of Cindy and Brenda, a trip back to the villa, and Amy Adams in a good project, thank God. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 June 2026 Luckily, though, one vamp escaped, and that’s how Daniel ended up with the annotated script decades later, showing that Armand directed the play and intended for his boyfriend to die. Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Verb
Tonight the castle was lit up like a movie set with klieg lights and scores of Cinecittà extras vamping as cardinals. Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025 Val Kilmer cuts an excellent cowl, Nicole Kidman enjoys a rare vamping role, and even Jim Carrey carries some legitimate hellzapoppin’ menace as the Riddler. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for vamp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
Noun
  • Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The ruffled straps and the 14 pastel color schemes have a coquette flair.
    Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Paired with a signature lace trim, Mendoza’s one-of-a-kind pieces are coquette staples that balance cultural pride and individuality.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • These slip-on sneakers get a leg up (pun intended) for their ribbed, chunky lug soles.
    Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Richie Laryea would rib other players during their turns before giving a maximum effort with the headset on.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Querétaro is a highland charmer.
    Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
  • This guy sounds like a charmer.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • The daughter of screenwriter Arnold Manoff and Oscar- and Emmy-winning actress/director Lee Grant, Dinah Manoff played Marty Maraschino, the Pink Ladies' biggest flirt.
    Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • The hole’s narrow fairway flirts with disaster on both sides – water and super high rough.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Many fans also note the images sharpen the look at systems already teased rather than revealing brand-new ones, and Reddit threads quickly began mapping image locations and cataloging every Ultimate-only perk.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Though liberties can be taken for the second season, the season finale heavily teased that the story’s continuation would explore Fortune’s novel, One Golden Summer, centered on Sam’s older brother Charlie.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Dumas’ sinister seductress Milady is now a British spy helping the Nazis.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The debut collection is split into four categories: seductress, romantic, playful, and comfy.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Culebra is even more laid-back, home to Flamenco Beach, a jade-blue crescent often ranked among the Caribbean’s best.
    David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 June 2026
  • Inspired by the glamour of 1950s Shanghai, it is dressed in an emerald-green qipao and finished with genuine jade jewelry.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 June 2026

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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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