sex symbol

Definition of sex symbolnext

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Noun
  • Sugar Kane, the ukulele-strumming, bourbon-swigging sexpot, is nothing if not pure Marilyn.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The front-runner dropped the family-friendly persona and went full-on sexpot with his shirtless salsa.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And like any good femme fatale, Maddy is given savvy at the expense of moral scruples.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This slick femme fatale thriller from director Rebecca Thomas finds DeHaan in fine form and and features a screenplay from Daniel Casey that’s lined with surprises.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.
    Robert Eggers, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cobras coming up out of charmers’ baskets are generally six feet long.
    John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • On Sunday, Karol G headlined and became the first Latina to ever do so and Iggy Pop’s third time at the festival was another punk-rock charmer.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Saturday, in a show that ended with the sound of ambulance sirens.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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