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Recent Examples of vamp
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 May 2026
The neon vamp fronting Glasgow’s rising darkwave thrillmasters, Mercy Girl, has a wee laugh re: her perch in rock’s death zone.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
Val Kilmer cuts an excellent cowl, Nicole Kidman enjoys a rare vamping role, and even Jim Carrey carries some legitimate hellzapoppin’ menace as the Riddler.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Noun
But stone vamp queens are only the tip of Anne Rice’s freaky vampire iceberg.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 May 2026
The neon vamp fronting Glasgow’s rising darkwave thrillmasters, Mercy Girl, has a wee laugh re: her perch in rock’s death zone.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
Verb
Tonight the castle was lit up like a movie set with klieg lights and scores of Cinecittà extras vamping as cardinals.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025
Val Kilmer cuts an excellent cowl, Nicole Kidman enjoys a rare vamping role, and even Jim Carrey carries some legitimate hellzapoppin’ menace as the Riddler.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
Noun
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Stoker’s Frankensteined creation was born from the history of the Anglo-literary vampire that begins with Polidori’s Ruthven, the first aristocratic, Byronesque and demonic seducer.—
Robert Eggers,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Wrap tops have earned a reputation as a coquette-girl favorite, but their styling potential extends far beyond bows and ballet flats.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
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Paired with a signature lace trim, Mendoza’s one-of-a-kind pieces are coquette staples that balance cultural pride and individuality.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
Verb
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The left-hander has stuck with the Mavs, despite his buddies back home ribbing him about the Spurs and Victor Wembanyama.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2026
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The chic co-ord features a relaxed sleeveless top and ribbed wide-leg bottoms.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Noun
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This Provençal charmer and its surroundings can be explored in a few days.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2026
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Why so many charmers, devious or otherwise?—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.—
Olivia Williams,
Town & Country,
1 June 2021
Verb
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Not many 49ers can openly tease and/or taunt an opponent without fear of repercussions.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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She's teased there will be harnesses.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Dumas’ sinister seductress Milady is now a British spy helping the Nazis.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
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The debut collection is split into four categories: seductress, romantic, playful, and comfy.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The hole’s narrow fairway flirts with disaster on both sides – water and super high rough.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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Sliding effortlessly from incisive observer to chaotic flirt to exhausting narcissist, Firstman is never not in on the joke.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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