as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
in the movie she played Cleopatra, one of history's most famous seductresses
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Recent Examples of seductress
They were confined to negative archetypes: the villain who had lost his Indian values, or the seductress whose drinking and smoking habits signaled moral corruption.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Case in point, the character of Bruiser Stone (Lana Parrilla), reimagined here as a buxom seductress with a heart of gold.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actress Samantha Robinson plays the titular character, a potion-making seductress whose attempt to find her Prince Charming has disastrous consequences, in this singular and highly-stylized pastiche of '60s movies.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Case in point, the character of Bruiser Stone (Lana Parrilla), reimagined here as a buxom seductress with a heart of gold.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood actress Samantha Robinson plays the titular character, a potion-making seductress whose attempt to find her Prince Charming has disastrous consequences, in this singular and highly-stylized pastiche of '60s movies.
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seductress
siren
Noun
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Police and firefighter sirens wail in the distance.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Early fans included Italian screen sirens Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren, as well as Hollywood stars Elizabeth Taylor and Audrey Hepburn.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Seductress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seductress. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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