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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamping
Verb
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Since then, Earle has been teasing her response to Cooper online.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026 -
Downey said, teasing the crowd that gave him a standing ovation during his entrance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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In real life, Miller takes the ribbing well, happy to be his friend’s fall guy for the purposes of narrative structure.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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This snuggly knit is thick and cozy, complete with a rollneck design and beautiful ribbing around the sleeves, hem, and neck.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2026
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Mikey never ended up doing anything beyond flirting, but his unfortunate turn of phrase was all Sydney needed to begin exploring her options in the villa.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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This could look like flirting with someone unexpectedly, diving into a passion project or deciding you’re done hiding in plain sight.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 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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Just kidding, but that would’ve been awesome.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
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The interviewer said that Phillips, 65, was not kidding.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2026.
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