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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
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
This week, Kacey Musgraves is feeling frisky on a titillating new single, James Blake stretches time and space on the orchestral closer of his first independent record, and Kim Gordon fuses trap and grunge on a Play Me standout.
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Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
Trump’s frenetic social media activity is also aimed more at titillating his hardcore online supporters (and, again, amusing himself) than persuading swing voters.
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W. James Antle Iii,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
This usually led to a titillating piece of gossip in return.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
This week, Kacey Musgraves is feeling frisky on a titillating new single, James Blake stretches time and space on the orchestral closer of his first independent record, and Kim Gordon fuses trap and grunge on a Play Me standout.
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Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Bracketed by a song about ICE disappearing US citizens and another song with a visceral description of torture, this erotic vision of national unity is more than simply titillating.
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Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
Trump’s frenetic social media activity is also aimed more at titillating his hardcore online supporters (and, again, amusing himself) than persuading swing voters.
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W. James Antle Iii,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillating
Adjective
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One interesting trend is that this tournament will feature some very good tight ends, a position that has become increasingly important in college football and the NFL but not so much in high school football in the era of spread offenses.
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But perhaps the most interesting aspect of this news is the potential military applications for this new engine.
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What if the creature from John Carpenter’s The Thing had a prurient interest in one of the researchers?
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If minors are sent nude or otherwise prurient photos, the images are blurred.
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The knockout round of 32 has been thrilling so far, and the high drama comes to Atlanta today.
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The spring 2027 menswear collections this month, in Milan and Paris, served up plenty of thrilling new styling propositions.
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Dispatch co-host Canada in the Round of 16 today and a potential tantalizing shot at juggernaut France awaits.
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The most tantalizing head-to-head in this half of the draw is still the potential quarterfinal between Gauff and Jessica Pegula.
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In racy photos posted by Kardashian, the longtime Kardashian-Jenner family friend is seen toned and tanned, her hair messy.
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That reclassification, from racy growth stock to utility-like bedrock, is doing quiet work across the whole AI debt story.
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Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
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For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
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Digital platforms further amplify provocative behavior, potentially normalizing hate.
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That can desensitize us to actions that in another context would be seen as deeply provocative.
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Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
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On Thursday, Riemer pleaded guilty to two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition.
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“Titillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillating. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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