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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 raid sirens sounded multiple times in border communities in northern Israel on Thursday, too.
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces came shortly after sirens sounded in a few northern Israeli communities on the border with Lebanon, as authorities said drones had entered the country.
—April 27, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
After severe weather in North Texas over the weekend, some folks may be curious when tornado sirens are activated.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
In DuPont Circle near the Hilton, an otherwise quiet night was disrupted by the scream of sirens and purr of helicopters.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Belton experiences As sirens wailed the night of the tornado, Bill Anderson hunkered down in his basement a mile and a half away from the cemetery, Anderson told The Star by text.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Saturday, in a show that ended with the sound of ambulance sirens.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Elements of the piece could draw comparisons to the everyday sounds of living in a warzone -- when asked whether listeners could hear sweeping musical motifs as air raid sirens, Earle agreed.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces came shortly after sirens sounded in a few northern Israeli communities on the border with Lebanon, as authorities said drones had entered the country.
—April 27, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
After severe weather in North Texas over the weekend, some folks may be curious when tornado sirens are activated.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
In DuPont Circle near the Hilton, an otherwise quiet night was disrupted by the scream of sirens and purr of helicopters.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
Belton experiences As sirens wailed the night of the tornado, Bill Anderson hunkered down in his basement a mile and a half away from the cemetery, Anderson told The Star by text.
—Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
In all, 10 on-duty Portage officers, two off-duty officers and a Porter County sheriff’s deputy rushed to the scene with lights and sirens activated, the department said.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Saturday, in a show that ended with the sound of ambulance sirens.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Elements of the piece could draw comparisons to the everyday sounds of living in a warzone -- when asked whether listeners could hear sweeping musical motifs as air raid sirens, Earle agreed.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 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 6 May. 2026.
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