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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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Coppola reimagines Don Siegel’s 1971 film with much more nuance and style, crafting a tantalizing mystery.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
However, tantalizing signs of this primordial matter have recently been seen in these small collisions as well as in the collisions between lead nuclei.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
There were a few tantalizing examples of Curry screening for Porzingis before zooming around screens, and vice versa.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Coppola reimagines Don Siegel’s 1971 film with much more nuance and style, crafting a tantalizing mystery.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
However, tantalizing signs of this primordial matter have recently been seen in these small collisions as well as in the collisions between lead nuclei.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
There were a few tantalizing examples of Curry screening for Porzingis before zooming around screens, and vice versa.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Tantalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantalizing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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