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Recent Examples of vampy
Hudson turned up the volume in a vampy red gown and Infinity stunned in a striking oxblood mermaid look from Louis Vuitton.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
Those clawlike acrylics of last season gave way to an entire vampy, gothy, witchy, femme fatale through-line on the runways.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Released earlier this spring, the vampy film also stars actresses Hailee Steinfeld (Mary), Jayme Lawson (Pearline) and Wunmi Mosaku (Annie).
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
In Paris this season, everyone’s mule of choice has to be Manolo Blahnik's Marie Antoinette collection in partnership with the exhibition at the V&A, or Jimmy Choo's vampy lace-up take.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2025
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 Feb. 2026
Those clawlike acrylics of last season gave way to an entire vampy, gothy, witchy, femme fatale through-line on the runways.
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Released earlier this spring, the vampy film also stars actresses Hailee Steinfeld (Mary), Jayme Lawson (Pearline) and Wunmi Mosaku (Annie).
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
In Paris this season, everyone’s mule of choice has to be Manolo Blahnik's Marie Antoinette collection in partnership with the exhibition at the V&A, or Jimmy Choo's vampy lace-up take.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampy
Adjective
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Apparatus x Puiforcat Gabriel Hendifar’s lighting and furniture studio Apparatus, which is known for its seductive lighting and furniture, is getting ready to showcase its collaboration with the French cutlery to silverware house Puiforcat.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Reaching 4 inches tall, the foliage begins green with apple-red highlights, then morphs to a sultry burgundy.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Midwest Living,
4 May 2026
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This week, Olivia Rodrigo falls head over heels in a dreamy synth-pop track, Tom Waits returns to music with a brooding, political Massive Attack collaboration, and Tyla and Zara Larsson team up for a sultry pop girl jam.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Fresh mushrooms and spinach make this dish even more alluring.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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This is a very alluring skill set in free agency.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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“Vampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampy. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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