tantalized

past tense of tantalize

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Recent Examples of tantalized For this year's iteration, the team of minds behind the event assembled a lineup that tantalized in terms of national and regional star power. Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 The club seems willing to stick it out with Doval, whose sinker-cutter-slider combination has tantalized since the righty was closing games for the San Francisco Giants as recently as the first half of last season. Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 28 May 2026 Chicago has a history of launching unusual vending machines, including Farmer’s Fridge, which pioneered salad offerings where soda, candy bars and potato chips usually tantalized hangry passersby from behind glass. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 Prepare to be tantalized and titillated at A Cause for Applause, a burlesque show coming to Lot 46 Music Bar in Edgewater on Sunday, March 22. John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026 There is a mad scramble to get the Vera Rubin, while being tantalized by the Richard Feynman, an even further iteration scheduled for release in 2028. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025 Then, in July 2024, Perseverance found the rock that has tantalized scientists for months. Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025 But researchers have long been tantalized by the possibility of using silicon, which, gram for gram, can hold 10 times as many lithium ions. Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantalized
Verb
  • He was intrigued by the new space company and saw an opportunity to help build the future of spaceflight.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • So when Sandra, who wanted to protect her identity for privacy reasons, heard about a new injectable body contouring product last summer, she was intrigued.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • But, overall, the partners are thrilled that a version of the program will eventually come back online.
    Lizzie Kane July 11, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • Murakami also is thrilled to join teammate Miguel Vargas as the Sox representatives headed to Philadelphia for All-Star festivities.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • The Lost Legends series shows that the fundamentals of the franchise are in perfect shape and fans can still be excited by new content.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The chemistry was there, the ideas were fresh, and we got excited again.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

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“Tantalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantalized. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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