Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamping
Verb
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After teasing the news stories of the day - Iran, the Artemis II lunar flyby, March Madness and more - Guthrie briefly acknowledged her homecoming.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026 -
After teasing Confessions' forthcoming sequel, Madonna has delivered the next best thing.—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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Not exactly a denial by Lux, who appeared to not take the ribbing too seriously.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, light ribbing on the sides gives your fingers extra grip, and that feature extends down to the wing, where your right thumb will rest.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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Saturday looks like the peak, with some eastern neighborhoods potentially flirting with 80 before the sea breeze starts pushing back in late.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, flirting with fragmented opposition figures who lack organization inside Iran is not a serious policy.—
Kazem Kazerounian,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cabrera was down on the field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Monday, working with first basemen, laughing with coaches, even razzing a group of reporters.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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DeVos wasn’t kidding, and on Monday, in front of close friends and family, current and former Magic executives and employees and local community leaders, a plaque was unveiled with Martins’ name on it at the Orlando Magic Hall of Fame that’s located in Kia Center on the terrace level.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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McKneely wasn’t kidding about the staples being removed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The age-gap romance is one that Statsky said the writers have been toying around with for quite some time.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The bill is the result of six years of studying and toying around the edges of PBM issues.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
9 Apr. 2025
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Cranston and Essiedu convey a father-son bond of unusual closeness — hugging, play-fighting, joshing; but this physical proximity will be repeated at the end of the play to devastatingly different effect.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Nov. 2025
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Cheryl — who jumped in the mosh pit briefly at the first party — hung out in the back, sitting on her walker and gently joshing Erika’s young son for wearing earplugs while a singer screamed into the microphone.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
13 Nov. 2025
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“Vamping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamping. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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