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 Netflix’s newest drama sensation The Hunting Wives, Malin Åkerman plays her Texas housewife character as a femme fatale.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Anderson plays Beth Davenport, a femme fatale in the style of Priscilla Presley's Jane Spencer from the original films.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
YouTube/Paramount Pictures Pamela Anderson plays a sultry femme fatale.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Anderson plays Beth Davenport, a femme fatale in the style of Priscilla Presley's Jane Spencer from the original films.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2025
YouTube/Paramount Pictures Pamela Anderson plays a sultry femme fatale.
—ArsTechnica, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for femme fatale
siren
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No sirens were sounded, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that the incident was under review.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Suddenly, in this endless stretch of sameness, a siren goes off.—
Carmen Maria Machado,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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