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as in teased
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
the servers at that restaurant flirt with all the customers
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as in flitted
to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements
lazily watched the butterflies flirting among the wildflowers
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Recent Examples of flirted
Banks first flirted with a version of the movie back in 2020, when it was set up at Universal.
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Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Antetokounmpo, the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2019 and 2020, has reportedly flirted with trade requests for much of the last year.
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Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
The vampire at the center of Rice’s beloved novels has flirted with music before.
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Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Photo by Steve Campbell/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The Jets have flirted with immortality since, advancing to -- and losing in painstaking fashion -- the AFC championship game at the conclusion of the 1982, 1998, 2010 and 2011 seasons.
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Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
By early 2002, Marklar had attracted more attention within Apple, and then-CEO Steve Jobs briefly flirted with the idea of allowing Mac OS X to run on Sony’s Vaio laptops.
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ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
At the end of the 1990s, the Spurs flirted with leaving San Antonio before voters approved funding a $175 million arena in 1999.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 June 2026
Claire Danes and Richard Gadd both flirted with madness in high-profile acting duets this season.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Yamamoto has flirted with history before.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2026
Antetokounmpo, the league’s Most Valuable Player in 2019 and 2020, has reportedly flirted with trade requests for much of the last year.
—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
The vampire at the center of Rice’s beloved novels has flirted with music before.
—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Photo by Steve Campbell/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The Jets have flirted with immortality since, advancing to -- and losing in painstaking fashion -- the AFC championship game at the conclusion of the 1982, 1998, 2010 and 2011 seasons.
—
Jeff Capellini,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
By early 2002, Marklar had attracted more attention within Apple, and then-CEO Steve Jobs briefly flirted with the idea of allowing Mac OS X to run on Sony’s Vaio laptops.
—
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
At the end of the 1990s, the Spurs flirted with leaving San Antonio before voters approved funding a $175 million arena in 1999.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 June 2026
Claire Danes and Richard Gadd both flirted with madness in high-profile acting duets this season.
—
Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
13 June 2026
Yamamoto has flirted with history before.
—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirted
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As the episode teased, 12 new boys are set to make their Love Island USA debut on Monday, June 22, continuing the high-stakes week full of fresh connections, messy romances and shocking twists.
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This was first teased during an animation segment at CinemaCon, then apparently teased again at Annecy today in the Warner reel.
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Another trio flitted about the main kitchen.
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Western whiptails flitted across the trail and onto rocks.
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Four years later — after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.
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Four years later — and after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.
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My eyes darted back and forth, trying to grasp the imposing silhouette in its entirety.
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After a weekend in the city with his fiancée, Kelce darted over to Los Angeles with his brother Jason to host a live taping of New Heights at the Orpheum Theatre on Monday, June 12.
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Don’t be fooled; this isn’t your typical museum.
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Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.
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Dozens of butterflies, likely variable checkerspots with hints of yellow and red on their wings, fluttered all around.
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Cars honked their horns and cyclists pulled over to tune in as flags fluttered in the wind, fans clambered to see the screen, and people hugged and shouted.
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Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
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When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
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Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar.
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Music in Arabic blasted throughout the space as visitors clapped and danced to the rhythm, and children crowded a tiny indoor soccer field built to commemorate the occasion.
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