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verb

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Recent Examples of vamp
Noun
The 11-second video swivels the viewer through a house, past a tiny man in a suit, and into a bathroom, where a man's menacing head launches out from the drain of the toilet and vamps for the implied camera. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 May 2025 On offer for spring 2025 are styles that include a t-strap vamp stiletto heel in lambskin leather sandals, an open-toe wedge sandal in stretch leather — and an easy flat suede slipper with a rounded toe. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 13 May 2025
Verb
My Little Puny sparkles in a double role as the prince and the fairy godmother, but Tabitha is a scene-stealing vamping diva as the evil stepmother. Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 Jack O’Connell, currently vamping it up in the trailer for Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Sinners, has joined the cast of the Legendary’s latest installment of its Godzilla-King Kong creature feature franchise. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vamp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
Noun
  • West Elm European Flax Linen Ruffle Sheet Set $279 West Elm Employing the teeniest of ruffles, this West Elm sheet set features just a hint of twee detailing, almost like a playful coquette.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2025
  • The supermodel amped up the coquette look with a black ribbon in her hair. 04 of 18 Camila Cabello For the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show, Camila Cabello opted for a black tweed suit with a subtle white plaid print.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Aira is the befuddled target of some ribbing from a group of other company members, Ching, Mia, Jessica, Fabian, Orlando, Loy, Ralph, Jorge, who are here to show support and, most important, to catch up with one another.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
  • This highly ornamental species yields attractively ribbed, spicy, crimson fruit that turns black when ripe.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Affectionately, the 35-year-old pop star is not known for setting or chasing trends, instead using fashion to tease new musical eras or evoke a sense of girl-next-door relatability.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 June 2025
  • The historic broadcast network began teasing the multiple Emmy winner’s birthday as early as June 13.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Part of what makes the scene sweet and spicy and unexpected is how quickly Ingrid pivots from seductress to mentor.
    Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025
  • In Wihan’s mind, Alesia, the wicked seductress, positions herself in relation to men with the sole purpose of torturing them, which is a function of her desire.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Staff Pick: Sabrina Carpenter flirts with controversy (again) Sabrina Carpenter performs onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 2 in Los Angeles.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 18 June 2025
  • At the club later that night, Caio and Lawrence stand off to the side while the rest of the crew dances and flirts.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • Nintendo wasn't kidding about bricking the Switch 2 if hacking or piracy is detected.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • Surely this step won’t be controversial at all… (kidding).
    Neil Paine, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The government has not yet announced when commercial flights will resume, leaving thousands in limbo as missile strikes and air raid sirens continue across the country.
    Amanda Castro Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
  • When the 17-year-old ran a red light at Payne Avenue and Seventh Street, Kill turned on his emergency lights and siren and began pursuing the vehicle.
    Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 18 June 2025

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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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