1
: one that teases
2
: an advertising or promotional device intended to arouse interest or curiosity especially in something to follow
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Examples of teaser in a Sentence
A teaser for the sequel appeared at the end of the movie.
credit cards offering teaser rates to get people to sign up
Recent Examples on the Web
After debuting it for San Diego Comic-Con attendees, Marvel has now released wide the first teaser trailer for Thunderbolts*, the team-up movie that will continue the character arcs for Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes and John Walker, which last visited in assorted Disney+ TV series.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2024
Netflix also release a teaser trailer for Toph’s arrival, but Cech is not shown specifically, just the bottom portion of the Toph costume and some brief earthbending.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) once again competes for his life in the teaser trailer that dropped Thursday for the the second season of Netflix's Squid Game.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Fif took to Instagram on Monday (Sept. 16) to give fans a tiny teaser, uploading a picture of himself and Elba.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Sep. 2024
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 23 Sep. 2024
Netflix also release a teaser trailer for Toph’s arrival, but Cech is not shown specifically, just the bottom portion of the Toph costume and some brief earthbending.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) once again competes for his life in the teaser trailer that dropped Thursday for the the second season of Netflix's Squid Game.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 20 Sep. 2024
Fif took to Instagram on Monday (Sept. 16) to give fans a tiny teaser, uploading a picture of himself and Elba.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Teaser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teaser. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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