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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as in interesting
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as in prurient
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Recent Examples of titillating
Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
But maybe the most titillating moment of all is the final tennis set — a wordless showdown that feels more like an emotional undressing than a championship match.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Depending on the episode, the Menendez brothers’ relationship was portrayed as either a titillating reflection of their moral depravity, or the harrowing consequence of years of molestation by their father.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
But maybe the most titillating moment of all is the final tennis set — a wordless showdown that feels more like an emotional undressing than a championship match.
—Janey Tracey, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Antonioni’s critical distance from this mass display makes something of a grim parody of the Sexual Revolution, suggesting that its liberatory possibilities have been forgotten in the name of titillating distraction.
—Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillating
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After splitting the first two games of the Fall Classic in Toronto, an 18-inning Game 3 went to the Dodgers in thrilling walk-off fashion, but since that fateful Freddie Freeman swing, the Dodgers have been outscored, 12-3, in the next two games.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Cuban, or Cubano, is a thrilling feat of sandwich engineering whose singular goal is to impart maximum pleasure.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So to step away from that consciously is interesting.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Venkatakrishnan said leaders’ responsibility is not just to use AI for productivity, but to empower people to take on bigger, more interesting, and more valuable work.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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In response, Baxter and many other trans artists prefer to play with such perceptions, frustrating the gaze of prurient onlookers.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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First, would the work as whole be seen as prurient by an ordinary person using community standards.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Below, a brief moment of reprieve from all the other holiday sale blasts and the tantalizing pages of deals on Amazon for some light aromatherapy.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Verdict on Ina's French Apple Tart Ina's French apple tart is a tantalizing treat.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kim Kardashian turned up the heat and showed off a racy look while attending a glamorous after-party in London Wednesday night.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Porsche is bringing a racy twist to boring kitchen gear.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Seeing others, of all ages, who look like them at NYCC, takes an already electrifying experience to new heights.—
Nikki Birch,
NPR,
31 Oct. 2025
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Skattebo was in the midst of an electrifying rookie season with the Giants.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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One of the official accounts, @GovPressOffice, has seen nearly 1 billion impressions on X since those first provocative posts in June, per Newsom's campaign.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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But Bugonia’s provocative premise doesn’t yield a sci-fi thriller.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Timothy Scott Jaekel, 52, was arrested on seven counts of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Peter Mendez was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and a count of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor younger than 14, both felonies.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Titillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillating. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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