femmes fatales

plural of femme fatale
as in sirens
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales

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sirens
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  • Families huddled in safe rooms assume the sirens will end soon but grow alarmed as the sound of gunfire builds.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And after so many years of unceasing war and endless danger, today the skies are calm, the guns are silent, the sirens are still.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Femmes fatales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femmes%20fatales. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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