as in temptress
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
a siren who could captivate any audience
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Recent Examples of siren
The fleet of 10 black-and-white Cybertrucks of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department with flashing lights and sirens are wrapped with the police department’s logo.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Video of the incident shows the officer followed Belt-Stubblefield's vehicle with his lights and sirens on for just under a minute over about 7/10ths of a mile before Belt-Stubblefield crashed.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Loro Piana’s Leopard-Print Pillbox Hat Thanks to Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, and Alaïa, leopard print has shifted from a spicy siren to a seriously fashionable character.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Video of the incident shows the officer followed Belt-Stubblefield's vehicle with his lights and sirens on for just under a minute over about 7/10ths of a mile before Belt-Stubblefield crashed.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Loro Piana’s Leopard-Print Pillbox Hat Thanks to Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, and Alaïa, leopard print has shifted from a spicy siren to a seriously fashionable character.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siren
Noun
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The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which is executive-produced by Knox and features a finale co-written by her and showrunner K.J. Steinberg, is an attempt to redefine her as a girl rather than a temptress, an innocent rather than a murderer.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
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Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress.—
Meg Pillow
July 31,
Literary Hub,
31 July 2025
Noun
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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
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The shoes are handmade in Italy from stark white napa leather and feature an elegant round vamp and sleek, clean lines.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Its skinny ankle strap, slingback design, glossy patent leather, and deep cutout at the vamp give it chic, rich-girl energy.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, Monroe’s efforts to get deep into the world of a scheming seductress with a very mean streak is one of the few things in this film that really work.—
Matthew Jackson,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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They were confined to negative archetypes: the villain who had lost his Indian values, or the seductress whose drinking and smoking habits signaled moral corruption.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Liam Neeson puts on his best gravelly voice to play Jack Drebin, the son of Leslie Nielsen’s Frank; Pamela Anderson has fun as his femme fatale; and Danny Huston is the Musk-like villain.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
4 Jan. 2026
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In this passionate drama, Bardot consolidated her image as a femme fatale and rebellious woman.—
Bianca Novembre,
Vanity Fair,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Siren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siren. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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