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vamped

verb

past tense of vamp

as in teased

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Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2026
At the time, Earle only teased her potential response to Cooper, but has publicly remained mostly silent about the conflict until now.

— Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of teased

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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

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In May 2025, Forest had just flirted for some time with qualification for the Champions League, before a seventh-place finish was eventually enough to secure Europa League football.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star and The Challenge veteran openly flirted on season 2 of the reality competition series.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of flirted

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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

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In the year that followed, Menin’s group worked to put on public art shows and concerts in downtown neighborhoods, and offer discounts downtown businesses.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
That humanizes our experience because there’s a lot of pressure put on moms to be superwomen.

— Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 11 Sep. 2026

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