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Recent Examples of sexiness
For the ladies, Kamara tapped the sexiness of Betty’s onstage lingerie outfits, with nylon slips featuring bright neon trim and polka dots, creating rhythm and disruption amid the sharp tailoring and long-legged silhouettes with strong shoulders.
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Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Even now, almost two decades after his death, the French couturier remains a household name, synonymous with effortless style and an insouciant sexiness that few can hope to capture in quite the same way.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
Jil Sander showed sexiness via razor-sharp tailoring and Gucci shifted the mood to a sleek, Tom Ford-era provocation, which was unapologetically seductive and fun.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Maybe that was because the smiles on everyone’s faces conveyed sexiness without porniness.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Carnathan says the heels class in particular has given her a chance to rediscover sexiness and femininity.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
In the end, McAdams’ sexiness isn’t incidental, but integral to how she’s been misjudged.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Bea, meanwhile, lends the series some welcome bursts of warmth and sexiness in her growing connection to Sasha, played by Ninovskyi with an appealing combination of puppy-dog sweetness and flinty resolve.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Jordan promises that the art heist movie will have the same sexiness and thrills as the original 1968 Steve McQueen movie and 1999 Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo features.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
Even now, almost two decades after his death, the French couturier remains a household name, synonymous with effortless style and an insouciant sexiness that few can hope to capture in quite the same way.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2026
Jil Sander showed sexiness via razor-sharp tailoring and Gucci shifted the mood to a sleek, Tom Ford-era provocation, which was unapologetically seductive and fun.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026
Maybe that was because the smiles on everyone’s faces conveyed sexiness without porniness.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
Carnathan says the heels class in particular has given her a chance to rediscover sexiness and femininity.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
In the end, McAdams’ sexiness isn’t incidental, but integral to how she’s been misjudged.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
Bea, meanwhile, lends the series some welcome bursts of warmth and sexiness in her growing connection to Sasha, played by Ninovskyi with an appealing combination of puppy-dog sweetness and flinty resolve.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Jordan promises that the art heist movie will have the same sexiness and thrills as the original 1968 Steve McQueen movie and 1999 Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo features.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexiness
Noun
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So one of the jobs that CFOs actually have is to keep people under control and not fall for the seductiveness of narrators, and not just go for convincing stories, but look at facts.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Bride not looking like a monster and retaining her desirability after reanimation is common, but only sometimes interrogated.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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To Camille, Kyle is a woman who threatens her vanishing worth and desirability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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White Wine Grape Glossary Grenache Blanc An ample, full-bodied white that along with Roussanne personifies the power and lusciousness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhône white blends, but also the Spanish white Rioja.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Questions have been raised about the attractiveness of the region as a location for Big Tech investments after Iran targeted an Amazon data center in the country, disrupting cloud services.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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Will Arnett appears in the last two episodes as an unorthodox — think Judd Hirsch in Ordinary People, only less Jewish — New York City shrink whose attractiveness everybody randomly comments on, almost-but-not-quite saving the urban portions of those episodes.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Layer it with a ruffled duvet cover, ideally one with some lace trim for ultimate loveliness.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
26 Feb. 2026
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With the inimitable Chef Devin Denzer at the helm, Atsumeru utilizes the exacting refinement of traditional Japanese technique and blends it with the discipline, color, and loveliness of Nordic fare.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The presence of pragmatism and prettiness throws a show like Balenciaga into unfortunate relief.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Make the menu at La Case slightly less complicated, and perhaps give the rooms a few more flourishes of prettiness and character.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With my kids now in the teen and pre-teen phases of their lives, these alerts bring me back to a time when play was much simpler and cuteness levels were off the charts.—
Will Richmond,
The Providence Journal,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mind you, this plush is quite small, only 4½ inches tall, but that only amplifies the cuteness.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
13 Mar. 2026
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In this riotous, satirical comedy, where comic, physical exertion rules the day, why does this scene stand alone in its effective pulchritude?—
David John Chávez,
The Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2024
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But the reality remains of one person’s trash being another’s treasure, and while Warhol and Confucius poetically and diplomatically remind us of the beauty to be found in everything, the below are 10 films most impervious to any semblance of pulchritude from this year.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
5 Dec. 2023
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“Sexiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexiness. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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