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
  • The possibility of this partnership intrigued football folks everywhere.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • Matthews and his team were intrigued by how this mechanism works, but realized that using air sacs to regulate buoyancy while diving presents a problem.
    Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Howard Bradshaw was thrilled to have his son take on more responsibility at the farm.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 25 July 2026
  • Gillian Anderson is thrilled about her minifigure in the new LEGO X-Files set, ranking it among her top career honors, comparable to her Simpsons cameo.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • One of his putback dunks left new teammates Jayson Tatum, Derrick White and Neemias Queta excited in the front row of the stands.
    Jay King, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Everybody loves ranch dressing Of all the American foods that caught on with foreigners during the World Cup — from gas stations like Buc-ees to diners like Waffle House — perhaps no singular item excited soccer fans as much as ranch dressing.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026

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“Tantalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantalized. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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