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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
There is a tantalizing notion to the idea of the Final Girl as the killer — the Scream series has flirted with Sidney behind the Ghostface mask, but never followed through.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Since then, Arsenal has flirted with a series of agonizing near misses, most notably pipped at the post by Manchester City in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Premier League campaigns.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Ejiofor flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks when the teams met earlier this month at Madison Square Garden in an 81-72 Red Storm win.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
The decision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his job this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The decision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his job earlier this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The Lions have flirted with the idea of moving Tate Ratledge to center, but that carries its own risk as a young player who’s never played the position.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Claxton flirted with a triple-double through two quarters before ultimately falling short, but his all-around activity kept Brooklyn competitive.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
The decision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his job earlier this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.
—Pan Pylas, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Since then, Arsenal has flirted with a series of agonizing near misses, most notably pipped at the post by Manchester City in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Premier League campaigns.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Ejiofor flirted with a triple-double with 21 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks when the teams met earlier this month at Madison Square Garden in an 81-72 Red Storm win.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
The decision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his job this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
The decision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his job earlier this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.
—Pan Pylas, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
The Lions have flirted with the idea of moving Tate Ratledge to center, but that carries its own risk as a young player who’s never played the position.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Claxton flirted with a triple-double through two quarters before ultimately falling short, but his all-around activity kept Brooklyn competitive.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2026
The decision to appoint Mandelson nearly cost Starmer his job earlier this month, as questions swirled around his judgment about someone who has flirted with controversy during a decades-long political career.
—Pan Pylas, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirted
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Coach teased the launch of its book charms in a series of social media posts starring actors Elle Fanning and Storm Reid, WNBA player Paige Bueckers and musicians SOYEON, Lilas and Shan Yichun.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
1 Mar. 2026
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Honor first teased the Robot Phone in October.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
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McCarthyite revivalism has flitted around the edges of American conservatism since the senator fell from grace during his conspiratorial anti-Communist campaign in the 1950s.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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Passengers swapped T-shirts with sweaters as the train gathered speed, and the plains around Bologna flitted by the window.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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Nevertheless, he's repeatedly toyed openly about the idea of running again in 2028.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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According to Wolpe, Billie toyed around with the placement of their bush on the terracotta planter in the shape of a woman in a sports bra and ponytail.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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MacKinnon ran a three-man weave high with Toews and Cale Makar, then darted toward the net with Toews making a parallel cut to receive the puck for a go-ahead goal.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Quite quickly after the judges picked a winner in the Quickfire Challenge, crews darted in to clean up the makeshift kitchen stacked with Bosch appliances and aluminum tables serving as workspaces.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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As his hair fluttered in the jet stream created by his flight path, three of his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates were left in his dust.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her eyes fluttered open then closed.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The quick shot that fooled Wallstedt was MacKinnon’s NHL-leading 43rd of the season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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You, too, can be fooled by warm March days into jumping the gun and making costly mistakes.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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With no particular name assigned to it, the robot walked on to the stage and danced with a group of performers, drawing admiration and applause from the crowd.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The crowd danced, waved flags, and voiced their support for democracy in the country they were forced to leave decades ago.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Will Leitch,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Flirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirted. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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