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
Rural counties, in particular, often face challenges with storm shelters and early warnings, making residents more reliant on weather alerts and local sirens.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Canes great Michael Irvin cranked the pregame siren.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The HerTime2 personal safety alarm also has a flashing strobe light in addition to the siren.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The sirens will wail, much like tornado or civil defense sirens, with a range of up to a mile and a half depending on terrain and leaf-cover, Grasty said.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Canes great Michael Irvin cranked the pregame siren.
—Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
The HerTime2 personal safety alarm also has a flashing strobe light in addition to the siren.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The sirens will wail, much like tornado or civil defense sirens, with a range of up to a mile and a half depending on terrain and leaf-cover, Grasty said.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 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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The Chelsea, one of Kurt Geiger’s core styles, is cut with a narrow vamp and ankle strap finished with a gold buckle.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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The brown shoe features a metal horse bit detail across the vamp and a slingback strap.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Case in point, the character of Bruiser Stone (Lana Parrilla), reimagined here as a buxom seductress with a heart of gold.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Aside from Rain, other key figures in the books include Delilah, a conflicted Mossad seductress who is both Rain’s lover and his deadliest adversary, and Dox, a wisecracking Texan sniper.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Siren.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siren. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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