tantalizer

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Noun
  • Air raid sirens sounded multiple times in border communities in northern Israel on Thursday, too.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The announcement by the Israel Defense Forces came shortly after sirens sounded in a few northern Israeli communities on the border with Lebanon, as authorities said drones had entered the country.
    April 27, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The press demonized her as a temptress, a scandalous two-time divorcee trying to topple the monarchy.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Despite not speaking English, Bardot landed her first lead role as a temptress in a 1955 British comedy called Doctor at Sea.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Sarah Snook cartwheeled through 26 roles — from the beautiful and doomed protagonist to his oily, eloquent corruptor, Lord Henry, to the tragically self-sabotaging actress Sibyl Vane — without, seemingly, losing her breath or putting a single curl on Dorian’s golden head out of place.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Tantalizer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantalizer. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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