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as in interesting
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as in prurient
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as in thrilling
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities
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Recent Examples of titillating
Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Even more titillating: Rose and guitarist Slash, the Johnson and Young of American rock, were in attendance at the Rose Bowl — their walk through the crowd inciting thousands to gasp and crane their necks for a look at the duo.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
In titillating news, though, one exec revealed that a bonus special episode could potentially be on the cards before then.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Jenn makes some valid points about the gossip Tamra spread about her and Ryan – and Tamra goes right ahead and drops another titillating claim about Jenn with no evidence to back it up.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Even more titillating: Rose and guitarist Slash, the Johnson and Young of American rock, were in attendance at the Rose Bowl — their walk through the crowd inciting thousands to gasp and crane their necks for a look at the duo.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
Trump’s frenetic social media activity is also aimed more at titillating his hardcore online supporters (and, again, amusing himself) than persuading swing voters.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
In titillating news, though, one exec revealed that a bonus special episode could potentially be on the cards before then.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillating
Adjective
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And Riera — who has arrived from NK Celje in Slovenia — is an interesting person.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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What’s interesting is the NBA has moved away from some events that either have become stale or manipulated, such as the skills competition giving way at next week’s All-Star Weekend.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Enter the more prurient, more indulgent, 77-minute Ænima.—
Jeremy D. Larson,
Pitchfork,
25 Jan. 2026
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In response, Baxter and many other trans artists prefer to play with such perceptions, frustrating the gaze of prurient onlookers.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For decades, Bonaly’s thrilling move could only be witnessed at exhibitions.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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How quickly, how brutally, things had unravelled after the buzz of making the breakthrough in such thrilling fashion.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If the Heat can pull this off, the immediate upside is tantalizing, too.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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Entertainment news website ScreenRant raised the tantalizing possibility that the world could get its first look at the film starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Phoebe Dynevor and Ashley Walters among the big game's television commercials.—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Regulars at The Charles might be happy, or horrified, to hear the racy bathrooms did not change.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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As wine lovers’ taste in Chardonnay has moved from ripe and buttery to lean and racy, higher-acid, more-flavorful versions have come into vogue.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Fennell is a polarizing filmmaker, with a self-consciously provocative streak.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
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In her provocative new spin on Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, the Oscar-winning filmmaker announces from the get-go that this isn’t your grandmother’s windswept Gothic romance.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Initially arrested on multiple counts of lewd and lascivious battery of a victim between 12 and 16 years old, he was charged in January with two more counts, both charges of possession of child pornography, court records show.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Feb. 2026
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One of them, Marcelino Olguin, also pleaded guilty to lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14 and was sentenced to seven years in state prison.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Titillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillating. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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