Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantalizer
Noun
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Iran kept up its wave of attacks launched at Israel that have sent millions of people to shelters, with sirens sounding across a wide swath of the north, from Haifa to the Galilee to the border with Lebanon.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Warning sirens sounded in the area, alerting citizens to take precautionary measures.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The press demonized her as a temptress, a scandalous two-time divorcee trying to topple the monarchy.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
24 Jan. 2026
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Despite not speaking English, Bardot landed her first lead role as a temptress in a 1955 British comedy called Doctor at Sea.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
14 Jan. 2026
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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 22 Mar. 2026.
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