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as in to excite
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Recent Examples of tickle
This Puerto Rican singer, cancer survivor, and activist from Texas has the heart of a champion and a zany charm that’ll tickle your funny bone.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
My older boy was on him with his sweaty soles in his face, tickling the younger boy at the same time, to the point where my younger son had lost control of his bowels.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
The band of jokesters will be providing more laughs Saturday night during the main event, the Big Slick Show at T-Mobile Center where the crew will be tickling more funny bones.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Last season, the organization was tickled about the way the clubhouse atmosphere was always positive, upbeat and guys had fun being an Oriole.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
My older boy was on him with his sweaty soles in his face, tickling the younger boy at the same time, to the point where my younger son had lost control of his bowels.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
The band of jokesters will be providing more laughs Saturday night during the main event, the Big Slick Show at T-Mobile Center where the crew will be tickling more funny bones.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2025
Last season, the organization was tickled about the way the clubhouse atmosphere was always positive, upbeat and guys had fun being an Oriole.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickle
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President Donald Trump and Republicans are itching to kill tax credits that lower the cost to build wind and solar, which are now largely cheaper than fossil fuels like natural gas and coal.—
Soph Warnes,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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During the Club’s June Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, Cramer was itching to buy Boeing but decided to wait.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Both are beautiful, but the pressure and precision required here is on another level and that challenge excites me.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Earlier this month, wildlife enthusiasts were excited over a pair of young bald eagles that flew out of their nest for the first time, hovering high above Big Bear Lake.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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By that point, Pep Guardiola’s senses had been tingled by something else.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Potential symptoms include insomnia, muscle cramps, constipation, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, weakness, numbness, tingling, personality changes and heart arrhythmias, experts say.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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Joe Marinelli, the veteran character actor who amused and attracted admirers as the cross-dressing mobster Bunny Tagliatti on the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
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Apparently, the League was not amused when the Stanley Cup was dunked into seawater.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2025
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What to know: Free to enter; no lifeguards or facilities and the salty water can sting cuts or irritate sensitive skin.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2025
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The Atlanta Braves have won consecutive series since dropping six in a row, though losing Sunday’s series finale to the Rockies despite Grant Holmes’ 15 strikeouts stung.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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What starts out as titillating wish-fulfillment (Um, hello!—
Susan Walter
June 6,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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Studio Gannett With its noisy buzz of titillating political intrigue, Washington, D.C., isn't known for sitting still and dishing up boring.—
Kathryn Streeter,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Signs of infestation include a decline in leaf growth, boring dust in the cracks of tree bark and oozing sap, according to University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.—
Cameron Macdonald,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Burnett seems bored by the conventions of the revenge gangster plot, which took over Black film and music, in the nineties.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Cookies became part of the equation when Weekes and McDonald were training for triathlons and looking for a high-quality snack that athletes could use as a satiating carb load.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Aside from eating these fruits as-is, Agyeman offers a few ideas to incorporate stone fruits into snacks or meals that'll leave you feeling satiated.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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“Tickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickle. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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