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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
An avid field recordist, Kamaru has spoken of running his documentations of his surroundings—buses and bustling markets in Nairobi, sirens and birdsong in Berlin—through various types of digital processing, stretching and mulching and interweaving them with synths until the humdrum becomes musical.
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Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Damaging winds reaching up to 70 mph roared through southern and central Indiana early Thursday evening, setting off tornado sirens and causing destruction to homes, trees and power lines in Bloomington.
—Carol Kugler, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Deputies who are in a pursuit are required to drive with lights and sirens on, and the initial deputy must communicate the start of a pursuit and its reason, the exact location and direction of travel and approximate speeds and traffic conditions, according to BSO’s policy.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
About 100 flood warning sirens will be built along the Guadalupe River, which will give people more notice to evacuate in the event of rising water.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Newton then turned on his lights and sirens.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Highland Park Community Support group, a coalition of community members, has crowdfunded to raise funds to purchase air raid sirens.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
As Blanchette activated his police lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop, the Accord driver allegedly failed to slow down and fled onto Interstate 395 North.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Moore did not verbally identify himself as law enforcement, and did not use his sirens while responding to the scene, the letter confirms.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Damaging winds reaching up to 70 mph roared through southern and central Indiana early Thursday evening, setting off tornado sirens and causing destruction to homes, trees and power lines in Bloomington.
—Carol Kugler, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Deputies who are in a pursuit are required to drive with lights and sirens on, and the initial deputy must communicate the start of a pursuit and its reason, the exact location and direction of travel and approximate speeds and traffic conditions, according to BSO’s policy.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
About 100 flood warning sirens will be built along the Guadalupe River, which will give people more notice to evacuate in the event of rising water.
—Karen Hua, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Newton then turned on his lights and sirens.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
The Highland Park Community Support group, a coalition of community members, has crowdfunded to raise funds to purchase air raid sirens.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
As Blanchette activated his police lights and sirens to conduct a traffic stop, the Accord driver allegedly failed to slow down and fled onto Interstate 395 North.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Moore did not verbally identify himself as law enforcement, and did not use his sirens while responding to the scene, the letter confirms.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sirens
seductresses
Noun
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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 2 Mar. 2026.
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