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
But seeing and hearing Young take control of things on a steamy Tuesday in May could pay dividends for him and the Panthers on a cold Sunday in January.
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Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Save the steamy romance for the silver screen.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
Linda Williams walked into the steamy, sundrenched parking lot outside of Haggard Library in Plano, outside of Dallas, on Tuesday around noon.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
More accolades followed, as Wyatt's steamy Bold entrance on a 2013 episode (being spied naked in an outdoor shower by Kim Matula's Hope Logan) announced a major new player in the soap's setting in the cutthroat Los Angeles fashion industry.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for steamy
Joseph Person, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Save the steamy romance for the silver screen.
—Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026
Linda Williams walked into the steamy, sundrenched parking lot outside of Haggard Library in Plano, outside of Dallas, on Tuesday around noon.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
More accolades followed, as Wyatt's steamy Bold entrance on a 2013 episode (being spied naked in an outdoor shower by Kim Matula's Hope Logan) announced a major new player in the soap's setting in the cutthroat Los Angeles fashion industry.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 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
Adjective
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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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