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as in interesting
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as in prurient
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as in thrilling
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 titillating
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Coming of Age in the Renaissance (McNally Editions, $19), the titillating diary of his education in Montpellier, France.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
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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Adjective
The titillating moment got an audible reaction from women in our theater audience.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Coming of Age in the Renaissance (McNally Editions, $19), the titillating diary of his education in Montpellier, France.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Bracketed by a song about ICE disappearing US citizens and another song with a visceral description of torture, this erotic vision of national unity is more than simply titillating.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillating
Adjective
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Even as a young writer, her talent for digging up interesting stats, along with her contagious positivity and love for the game, set her apart in a crowded media landscape.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Available in deep blue or soft pink varieties, the spiky blooms make excellent cut flowers, adding interesting texture to bouquets.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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Space exploration is a symbol of science at its most sophisticated, but the subject has always elicited a few prurient chuckles among civilians about what day-to-day life must really be like for the astronauts.—
Michael Tedder,
The Atlantic,
12 Apr. 2026
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Once printed, less prurient versions of these portraits would be displayed below the marquee at the Teatro Maipo, like religious icons in a vending machine, on the street-level exterior of the venue.—
Bryan Barcena,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cinema-goers opted to watch those thrilling sequences on the biggest and brightest screens.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Families can embark on thrilling excursions like whale watching tours or exploring the ice caves of Mendenhall Glacier while in port.—
Jessica Puckett,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Waking up to the tantalizing smell of Spiced Orange Rolls baking in the oven is a present for the whole household.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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But on this tantalizing question the record is silent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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This was supposed to be an on-track exhibition of historic, expensive cars, but some drivers got pretty racy!—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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But Sweeney is just as racy meme-ready now as ever.—
Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.—
Jhair Romero,
Houston Chronicle,
26 Feb. 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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The police did not respond to a list of questions from CNN, including which instructions were not followed, which conduct was suspicious and why possessing a camera is seen as provocative.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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So, what does the provocative British artist have to do with all of this?—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Darnay Luckie, also known as Ledarnay Luckie Fontenette, was booked Wednesday on multiple allegations of lewd or lascivious acts upon a child who is 14 or 15 years old, according to online arrest logs.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Joseph, meanwhile, is also facing charges of lewd and lascivious behavior in an unrelated case out of Florida.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Titillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillating. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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