as in sexy
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
a steamy scene that earned the movie an R rating
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Recent Examples of steamy
After strong thunderstorms swept across the Kansas City area early Monday, a hot and steamy day is on tap for the metro, according to the National Weather Service.
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Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Sunday will be steamy and mostly sunny with mild winds from the south, around 5 to 15 mph.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Things are getting steamier overseas.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Their faux relationship turns into a real romance that’s steamy enough to melt the ice.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Sunday will be steamy and mostly sunny with mild winds from the south, around 5 to 15 mph.
—Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Things are getting steamier overseas.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Their faux relationship turns into a real romance that’s steamy enough to melt the ice.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamy
Adjective
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For whatever reason, production has decided that bombshell dates should be overnighters this year — perhaps as a sort of low-grade Casa Amor — and sprang for a set of Alaskan Kings to accommodate a minimum of three sexy singles in one.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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But protein tends to be sexier, tastier — just another reason to add another slice of bacon to that burger — and more youthful.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Despite its unnerving intimacy, which suggests either erotic pursuit or familiar proximity, the diminutive print calls to mind the photos of Saul Leiter, a figure surprisingly unmentioned in Ghirri’s essays despite his frequent fond allusions to American street photography.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The frantic pace of her erotic assignments seemed to give her the edge professionally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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“Steamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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