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as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful
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Recent Examples of sexy
Inspired by minimalist and industrial aesthetics, the tables nonetheless propose a new kind of sexy, dark and tactile home interior.
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Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Margo stumbles upon a sexy-silly duo with the stage names Succulent Rose and Wang Mangler.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Gold and red blooms against the black backdrop add just enough contrast, while the hourglass silhouette strikes a balance between sexy and refined.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The sexy Eagle Bar was calling us to snap out of our reverie.
—Rebecca Rose, Travel + Leisure, 24 Apr. 2026
Margo stumbles upon a sexy-silly duo with the stage names Succulent Rose and Wang Mangler.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Gold and red blooms against the black backdrop add just enough contrast, while the hourglass silhouette strikes a balance between sexy and refined.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sexy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sexy
Adjective
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Lindell’s lab, funded by MARINER, focused on improving crop yield by selectively breeding kelp with desirable qualities — such as nonreproductive capabilities to prevent interbreeding with wild kelp — so that, down the line, farmers could scale up their kelp production.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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For one thing, Cora figures to be in demand and the Phillies, an old team in decline with not much of a farm system, don’t figure to be a particularly desirable destination.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The erotic implications of vampiric temptation—and of glam-rock front men who generously offer to pierce an ear under the boardwalk—remain.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mercedes Bryce Morgan, who most recently directed 2025 erotic horror Bone Lake, is helming the script adapted by Angela Gulner and Yuri Baranovsky.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Datskovska regularly reports on the season’s hottest accessories and how to acquire them online.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
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The signature treatment is the dotsho, or hot stone bath, a ritual locals have practiced for generations to ease joint pain, arthritis, and the toll of long winters spent farming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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From cheeky shots of celebrities like Jane Fonda and Arnold Schwarzenegger to extravagant, sensual portfolios of America’s Olympic squads, the magazine’s pantheon of photographers have helped to define the genre of sports portraiture.—
Erika Harwood,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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His litany of urgently treacly smashes was the soundtrack of that era, both a master class in minimal form that updated the mercenary structures of the Brill Building and Frank Sinatra, and also a cool and controlled reimagining of the sensual soul music of the late ’60s through the mid-70s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Sexy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexy. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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