tantalizer

Definition of tantalizernext

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Noun
  • Investigators said the fire engine had its emergency lights and sirens activated.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Footage shared by the Irish Independent shows the emergency services evacuating people from burning homes on a residential street as sirens blare in the background.
    Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • In Italian, a diavola is a dangerous, powerful woman, and likely a temptress.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • Indeed, she is labelled with being a rule-breaker and temptress.
    Lisa Z. Lindahl, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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 19 Jun. 2026.

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