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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
Tornado sirens and weather alerts send us to shelter in our bathtub from spring into summer, when hurricane season begins and then runs into fall.
—
Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Druzhyna drove his wife and daughter west, past sirens and explosions, toward the border with Poland.
—Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
While Israel's air defenses proved incredibly effective during that war, Israelis were driven by air raid sirens to take shelter countless times, and fear of another round of confrontation has grown over the past couple weeks.
—Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Her 14-year-old son heard police sirens, and the fear that had kept him awake at night and distracted him in school finally spilled into panic.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Also, when a chase is terminated officers are to deactivate their lights and sirens and resume a safe speed and comply with traffic laws, according to the policy.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
However, when rocket sirens sounded, Gvili, who was 24 at the time, grabbed his uniform and went to fight.
—Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The journey started as a boy in Chicago, where sirens whirled through Rizzs’ neighborhood when the White Sox won the pennant in 1959.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Sleep is fractured by air raid sirens and the need to use electricity during off-peak hours.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2026
Erin Austen Abbott, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2026
Druzhyna drove his wife and daughter west, past sirens and explosions, toward the border with Poland.
—Natalie Yahr, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
While Israel's air defenses proved incredibly effective during that war, Israelis were driven by air raid sirens to take shelter countless times, and fear of another round of confrontation has grown over the past couple weeks.
—Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
Her 14-year-old son heard police sirens, and the fear that had kept him awake at night and distracted him in school finally spilled into panic.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Also, when a chase is terminated officers are to deactivate their lights and sirens and resume a safe speed and comply with traffic laws, according to the policy.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
However, when rocket sirens sounded, Gvili, who was 24 at the time, grabbed his uniform and went to fight.
—Rachel Wolf , Yonat Friling, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The journey started as a boy in Chicago, where sirens whirled through Rizzs’ neighborhood when the White Sox won the pennant in 1959.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Sleep is fractured by air raid sirens and the need to use electricity during off-peak hours.
—Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 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 Feb. 2026.
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