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
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.
—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
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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When Gould awoke, she was thrilled to see her husband and newborn son.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Pope Leo’s words thrilled me as an American but especially as a Catholic.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Future forward thinking excited the young and the old immigrants in Dubai.—
Mina Al-Oraibi,
Time,
14 Apr. 2026
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Everyone was excited going into every game.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Daughter Nancy Haver said her mom graduated from high school in 1936 and her family’s farmhouse was electrified in 1938.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Titillated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillated. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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