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a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
a siren who could captivate any audience
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Recent Examples of sirens
Air sirens repeatedly alerted the residents of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to seek shelter.
—
Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
As air‑raid sirens sound across Israeli cities, warning civilians to take shelter, Palestinian communities in the West Bank have nowhere to go.
—Fadwa Hodali, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Blood coated the ground; sirens and cries replaced the music of the night.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Qatar’s Defense Ministry said a ballistic missile attack had been repelled, while sirens sounded in Bahrain but there were no reports of impact.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah on Saturday warned residents of northern Israeli towns, and alert sirens sounded near Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and Tiberias.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Emergency sirens sounded across Kuwait The crash came as air raid sirens sounded across Kuwait during heightened military activity in the region.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Throughout the night, air raid sirens and text messages sent residents here scrambling for their bomb shelters.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
As air‑raid sirens sound across Israeli cities, warning civilians to take shelter, Palestinian communities in the West Bank have nowhere to go.
—Fadwa Hodali, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Blood coated the ground; sirens and cries replaced the music of the night.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Qatar’s Defense Ministry said a ballistic missile attack had been repelled, while sirens sounded in Bahrain but there were no reports of impact.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Hezbollah on Saturday warned residents of northern Israeli towns, and alert sirens sounded near Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona and Tiberias.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Emergency sirens sounded across Kuwait The crash came as air raid sirens sounded across Kuwait during heightened military activity in the region.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
Unlike Israel, Palestinian cities have no warning sirens or bomb shelters, despite the risk of falling debris or errant missiles.
—Claudia Ciobanu, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Throughout the night, air raid sirens and text messages sent residents here scrambling for their bomb shelters.
—CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sirens
seductresses
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Once again, a defense lawyer attempted to paint the women as lying, scheming seductresses.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Sirens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirens. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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