vamped

verb

past tense of vamp
as in teased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamped
  1. teased
  2. razzed
  3. ribbed
  4. kidded
  5. flirted
  6. toyed
  7. put on
  8. trifled
Verb
  • Speaking with investor Ron Baron at the 33rd Annual Baron Investment Conference in New York, Musk teased more details about the project.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Fraser also teased further projects for 2027, including potential collaborations outside traditional artist features.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of teased
Verb
  • Then someone razzed Michael Soroka, the right-handed pitcher from Calgary, and everyone laughed.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In Philly, where Moyer arrived as a 43-year-old, his teammates razzed him constantly.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of razzed
Verb
  • Happy hour at home gets a designer twist with these trendy ribbed tumblers that can sport salt rims for margaritas and stack neatly on your bar cart.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Tons of fall styles are included in the sale, such as ribbed knit and Herringbone dresses made for work days, weekends, and crisp weather.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ribbed
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded
Verb
  • While some smartphones have flirted with 16GB of memory, that’s less common these days.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Led by founders David Fenkel and Daniel Katz, A24 has over the years flirted with buyers like Apple and Sony.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of flirted
Verb
  • The pair even toyed around with the idea of a potential collaboration.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Four years later — after the Broncos had toyed unsuccessfully with finding his replacement — Morton teamed with a new coach, his former Cowboys teammate Dan Reeves.
    — Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
Definition of toyed
Verb
  • Across Lower East Side dives in the early 2000s, Brian Chase, Nick Zinner, and Karen O put on otherworldly rock shows that verged on performance art—a blaze of vodka-spitting, mic-fellating, IDGAF unruliness and explosive, clamorous tracks.
    — Megan Buerger, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Currently, these special taxes put on by voter signature gathering do not need to meet that threshold.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of put on
Verb
  • Meek lives with her dad, Smooch (Will Cobbs), a former Black Panther who now runs a roller rink, and her not-to-be-trifled-with grandma, Puddin (Lizan Mitchell).
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of trifled
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“Vamped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamped. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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