as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities
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Recent Examples of titillate
Studio Gannett With its noisy buzz of titillating political intrigue, Washington, D.C., isn't known for sitting still and dishing up boring.
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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
OneTaste in its heyday was a titillating blend of San Francisco’s counterculture and its tech boom — a wellness startup that made headlines by advocating female empowerment through orgasm.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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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
OneTaste in its heyday was a titillating blend of San Francisco’s counterculture and its tech boom — a wellness startup that made headlines by advocating female empowerment through orgasm.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillate
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Looking ahead Asked what excites him most, Bronson points to the combination of scale, culture, and ambition.—
Steven Norton,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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What kind of future projects excite you?—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Ascent fought back against the defending league champion Tampa Bay Sun in a prime-time Gainbridge Super League matchup, thrilling an energetic Charlotte crowd on a night when kickoff was pushed back roughly 30 minutes due to thunderstorms.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Broncos used big play after big play to amass a silly-sounding 637 yards of offense and consistently thrill the Albertsons Stadium crowd of 32,887 — officially the ninth home sellout in a row.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Initially powered by a water counterbalance system, it was soon converted to steam in 1886 and later electrified by 1915.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement First opened in 1885, the Glória funicular was electrified in 1915.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillate. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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