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as in to excite
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Recent Examples of tickle
The Banana Nanas tickled me, as did the acrobatic umpires.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
Others are more tickled by his celebrity status and seem eager to hang out with him.
—Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
There’s a certain je ne se quais about the character's foul-mouthed antics that have tickled audiences to their rotten cores.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 June 2025
The salsa on the vampiro did have a nice spicy kick that tickles the lip and tongue.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 June 2025
Others are more tickled by his celebrity status and seem eager to hang out with him.
—Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
There’s a certain je ne se quais about the character's foul-mouthed antics that have tickled audiences to their rotten cores.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 June 2025
The salsa on the vampiro did have a nice spicy kick that tickles the lip and tongue.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 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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In a moment that has fans talking and excited more than ever, Ross is joined by her Girlfriends co-stars Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, and Persia White, marking their first onscreen reunion in years.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
30 June 2025
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But here’s what really excites me: This isn’t just about the wealthy getting wealthier.—
Mauricio Di Bartolomeo,
Forbes.com,
30 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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In the meantime, the pain of the Elio process still stings for the creatives who saw the movie’s trajectory become something of a cautionary tale.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
30 June 2025
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The moment was emotional, personal, but despite the celebration, one thing stung him.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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