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Noun
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This is one of those romantic musical-chairs situations in which couples pair off and try to keep one another interested while other sexpots cycle through the house and try to split up the power pairs.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
22 Nov. 2024 -
However, when Abby turns out to be a sexpot who distracts the men on staff — everyone from John Lutz’s Lutz to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy — Liz attempts to set her straight.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Part-time investigators can’t resist a femme fatale’s desperate pleas (or ample pocketbook).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 May 2025
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The reboot, directed by Chip ‘n Dale’s Akiva Schaffer (age 47), is being shepherded by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount, with Liam Neeson in the role of bumbling cop Frank Drebin — the part originated by Leslie Nielsen in 1988’s The Naked Gun — and Pamela Anderson as the femme fatale.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2025
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Days after the deal between the U.S. and the Houthis — and despite a two-day Israeli assault on Houthi targets — a missile from Yemen again set off air raid sirens in Israel.—
Tia Goldenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Maui’s top emergency management official at the time, Herman Andaya, was also criticized for his failure to use outdoor air sirens to alert the public.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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