as in thrilled
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 titillated
The others followed, and the titillated-horrified crowd quietly walked back into the night.
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Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Prepare to be tantalized and titillated at A Cause for Applause, a burlesque show coming to Lot 46 Music Bar in Edgewater on Sunday, March 22.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Democratic stars rising out of Texas titillated the base, not the middle let alone the right.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
The average viewer imagines all sort of carnal activities happening, titillated by what might appear onscreen once the visuals kick in.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Teddy declares, simultaneously aghast and titillated.
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Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Prepare to be tantalized and titillated at A Cause for Applause, a burlesque show coming to Lot 46 Music Bar in Edgewater on Sunday, March 22.
—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
Recent Democratic stars rising out of Texas titillated the base, not the middle let alone the right.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
The average viewer imagines all sort of carnal activities happening, titillated by what might appear onscreen once the visuals kick in.
—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
Teddy declares, simultaneously aghast and titillated.
—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillated
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Team England trained with Sporting Kansas City earlier on Thursday and Kane was thrilled to get some downtime to catch a baseball game.
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After a six-year closure (alongside the larger hotel closure), locals are thrilled to see that their beloved spot is back and better than ever (Fulk wisely left all that was magic alone and gave the space a light glow-up).
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Buyers Need To Believe The Future Getting the next buyer excited depends on who that buyer is.
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OutKick when asked what excited him about the job.
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The progressive candidate is also happy to be identified as a strong supporter of the Knicks, who have electrified the city by winning their first NBA title in a half century, an aide said.
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Guy, whose fastball has reached 91 mph and sits in the high 80s, was pumped up to pitch as the raucous, standing-room only crowd electrified the ballpark’s atmosphere.
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“Titillated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillated. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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