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a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
a siren who could captivate any audience
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Recent Examples of sirens
Marin said the county is already studying options for additional sirens and pursuing grant funding, but cost remains a major hurdle.
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Its speakers are programmed with over 50 audio clips including human voices and sirens audible over half a mile away.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Videos posted online showed the home’s garage engulfed in flames while sirens sounded in the background.
—Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Walker claimed that the police car was traveling at high speed, most likely on a call, and recalled hearing sirens right before the crash.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
While Denverites don’t need to take any action during the test on Wednesday, the sirens are usually a sign to seek shelter indoors immediately and check for updates from the city and local news outlets, according to Denver officials.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
But when police lights and sirens approached, Alcime instead walked over to a barrier wall and jumped over.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
In Nolan’s version, Damon also has to perform an existential crisis as those sirens psycho-analyze him through song.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
In a hall occasionally pierced by air-raid sirens warning of Russian strikes, the event has united Ukraine’s most prominent galleries, artists, collectors, and cultural institutions.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Its speakers are programmed with over 50 audio clips including human voices and sirens audible over half a mile away.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
Videos posted online showed the home’s garage engulfed in flames while sirens sounded in the background.
—Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 14 May 2026
Walker claimed that the police car was traveling at high speed, most likely on a call, and recalled hearing sirens right before the crash.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
While Denverites don’t need to take any action during the test on Wednesday, the sirens are usually a sign to seek shelter indoors immediately and check for updates from the city and local news outlets, according to Denver officials.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
But when police lights and sirens approached, Alcime instead walked over to a barrier wall and jumped over.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
In Nolan’s version, Damon also has to perform an existential crisis as those sirens psycho-analyze him through song.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 12 May 2026
In a hall occasionally pierced by air-raid sirens warning of Russian strikes, the event has united Ukraine’s most prominent galleries, artists, collectors, and cultural institutions.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sirens
seductresses
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Once again, a defense lawyer attempted to paint the women as lying, scheming seductresses.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Sirens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirens. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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