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Recent Examples of vampy
Winter makeup tends to be synonymous with vampy lipsticks and deep eyeshadows.
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Swift's 2017-2018 Reputation era was marked with edgy, moody color palettes, smoky makeup looks, vampy lips, serpent symbolism and lots of over-the-knee boots as seen during her tour and award show performances at the time.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
At Valentino, Alessandro Michele styled dainty strappy stilettos with bright green and red socks—and suddenly, the shoes were less vampy, and more whimsical.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Where Ali and Shaikh have to stay somewhat grounded as audience surrogates in far over their heads, Jagannathan can sink her teeth into a juicy, vampy role that walks away with the show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Swift's 2017-2018 Reputation era was marked with edgy, moody color palettes, smoky makeup looks, vampy lips, serpent symbolism and lots of over-the-knee boots as seen during her tour and award show performances at the time.
—Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
At Valentino, Alessandro Michele styled dainty strappy stilettos with bright green and red socks—and suddenly, the shoes were less vampy, and more whimsical.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
Where Ali and Shaikh have to stay somewhat grounded as audience surrogates in far over their heads, Jagannathan can sink her teeth into a juicy, vampy role that walks away with the show.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampy
Adjective
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Within a few hours of opening, the place is a smash hit—until a trio of vampire hillbilly musicians, led by Jack O’Connell’s scarily seductive Remmick, show up at the door, begging with utmost politeness to be let in.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 June 2025
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Going even further, its materiality, terra-cotta, and its iconography, the corazón, seduce us to discover an even more seductive identity, a cultural and historical foundation, mexicanidad.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Lydia stands out by being the sultry bad girl and kind of secretly helps set the queens matching villain aesthetic.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
6 June 2025
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The Uncommon James founder wore a sultry, all-black ensemble consisting of a black halter-top dress and strappy black heels.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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That’s amazingly alluring to those in the psychology and physics fields, while perhaps not quite as affable for all other domains.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But instead of sweeping views in a huge space, Prelude is a chill, alluring respite.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Vampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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