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Recent Examples of titillate Later in the day, interactions with someone younger, especially from the past, will be warm and friendly, and perhaps even titillating. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 July 2025 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 Pretending to love the enemy, spurred on by her real love, the romantic plot provides the film’s clever, titillating energy. Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025 Place Pigalle titillated audiences in Miami Beach for decades. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for titillate
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  • Where atomic clocks measure time by tracking electrons shifting between quantum states excited by a microwave oscillator, nuclear clocks turn inward, measuring transitions within the nucleus itself.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Mountain bikers in particular should be excited by this, as the Gateway Trail System, just outside of downtown Old Fort, is now open with a new parking area.
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  • The 6-1, 204-pound right winger is thrilled to share a line with Dvorsky and Stenberg.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.
    Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • Ontario, a major production hub for studios and streamers, has set its sights on new climate control technologies to electrify, decarbonize and reduce waste on local film sets.
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    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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