tantalizer

Definition of tantalizernext

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Noun
  • Hamant attended a Huskies football game and sounded the siren at Husky Stadium two weeks before her death, per ESPN.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Like, the whole cockpit was lit up — lights, sirens.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, which is executive-produced by Knox and features a finale co-written by her and showrunner K.J. Steinberg, is an attempt to redefine her as a girl rather than a temptress, an innocent rather than a murderer.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Just like Lana, there was someone clever, driven, working beneath the veneer of the beautiful temptress.
    Meg Pillow July 31, Literary Hub, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Sarah Snook cartwheeled through 26 roles — from the beautiful and doomed protagonist to his oily, eloquent corruptor, Lord Henry, to the tragically self-sabotaging actress Sibyl Vane — without, seemingly, losing her breath or putting a single curl on Dorian’s golden head out of place.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Tantalizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantalizer. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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