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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
Blasts and sirens rang out across Israel, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Friday as air defense systems tried to stave off Iranian drones and missiles.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Early Friday, Bahrain’s interior ministry warned that sirens had sounded and urged civilians to head to the nearest safe place.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The same phenomenon happens with police sirens, ambulance alarms, or the roar of an airplane.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
Texans may receive wireless alerts, hear outdoor warning sirens, or get multiple notifications during the test window.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
While these were heard mainly in towns close to the Lebanese border in the north, sirens were also heard in Jerusalem and central Israel.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
In Israel, sirens sounded to warn of incoming missiles and AP reporters heard loud booms in Tel Aviv as the windows of buildings shook from the reverberations.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Israelis have also grown weary after nearly a month of daily sirens, 16 civilian deaths and dozens of people seriously injured.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
In order to make sure horses keep their cool among loud, unpredictable crowds, officers do desensitization training with speakers, sirens, inflatable tube men, kazoos, fireworks, flags and all manner of annoyances.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Npr Staff, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Early Friday, Bahrain’s interior ministry warned that sirens had sounded and urged civilians to head to the nearest safe place.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
The same phenomenon happens with police sirens, ambulance alarms, or the roar of an airplane.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
Texans may receive wireless alerts, hear outdoor warning sirens, or get multiple notifications during the test window.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
While these were heard mainly in towns close to the Lebanese border in the north, sirens were also heard in Jerusalem and central Israel.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
In Israel, sirens sounded to warn of incoming missiles and AP reporters heard loud booms in Tel Aviv as the windows of buildings shook from the reverberations.
—Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Israelis have also grown weary after nearly a month of daily sirens, 16 civilian deaths and dozens of people seriously injured.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
In order to make sure horses keep their cool among loud, unpredictable crowds, officers do desensitization training with speakers, sirens, inflatable tube men, kazoos, fireworks, flags and all manner of annoyances.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 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 7 Apr. 2026.
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