sex symbol

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sex symbol
Noun
  • 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
  • The Silent Sinner, made by Campanacci’s CampanacCinema Studios, is mostly silent — Skrzynecka’s femme fatale is both deaf and mute — relying on music and montage to hold the audience’s attention.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With Lee’s custom Dior look, Anderson marries sinuous lines and sensuality with a mysterious aura quintessential to the modern femme fatale archetype.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even an effortless charmer like Glen Powell can have awkward encounters with other celebrities.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Bellwether is a fitting name for this charmer; the old-but-new sensibilities here set the standard for low-country luxury with eyes trained on both the present and the past.
    Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Constant police sirens blared throughout the maze.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Within minutes of the show ending, the air raid sirens return.
    Finbarr Toesland, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Sex symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sex%20symbol. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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