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as in tingling
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as in titillating
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Frostbite symptoms depend on tissue injury depth and range from superficial injuries like numbness, tingling or waxy skin to clear blisters and pink tissue.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
That makes numbness different from tingling, a prickly sensation that indicates that a nerve is irritated.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s frenetic social media activity is also aimed more at titillating his hardcore online supporters (and, again, amusing himself) than persuading swing voters.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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In titillating news, though, one exec revealed that a bonus special episode could potentially be on the cards before then.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the Recording Academy is probably itching to hand this statement category’s first statue to a patriarch of the genre.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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Not Choosing a Color Carefully Any store selling paint and supplies generally boasts a dazzling array of color samples to tempt people itching to make a change.—
Jodi Gonzalez,
The Spruce,
29 Jan. 2026
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Beauty is another company that Tiwari sees leaning into the 2016 trend, with the brand tapping Nina Dobrev to star in a recent campaign.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Netflix is finally taking steps to move on a sequel to Under Paris, its hit 2024 French shark movie, tapping horror mainstay and French local Alexandre Aja to direct the new project.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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As in Robinson’s other works, what elevates them from amusing to sublime is the way they’re performed, often by unfamiliar but wonderfully offbeat character actors — through overly broad smiles, wild-eyed smirks, strange pronunciations.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nedeljkovic could be back in net Saturday afternoon when the Sharks (27-21-4) play the Calgary Flames (21-26-6), hoping to bounce back from a stinging 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Luhmann, who traveled from Illinois to Minnesota to document the immigration enforcement surge, said his hands were stinging from the different smoke bombs and pepper sprays deployed that day.—
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hyundai believes such a production model could meet growing demand for vehicles that combine everyday usability with long-distance travel amenities while simultaneously sating Europe's hunger for electric mobility.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2026
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Friday’s release has not come close to sating that appetite.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Tickling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickling. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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