tantalizing
adjective
tan·ta·liz·ing
ˈtan-tə-ˌlī-ziŋ 
: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest
also
: mockingly or teasingly out of reach
tantalizingly
adverb
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Nearly 20 years ago, the first season of Lost ended with one of the most striking, tantalizing images of early 21st-century television: a handful of plane-crash survivors on an uncharted island, staring down into a deep hole in the ground, carved out by … well, somebody.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Add the honey to granola for a tantalizing edge, and use the syrup to brush atop cakes or amp up a cocktail.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
How key counties and states and the different demographics within them have voted will offer tantalizing signals of who will emerge as president.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Here’s a colorful recap of the three-day gastronomic adventure that unfolded, featuring the tantalizing offerings from local Miami vendors.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Add the honey to granola for a tantalizing edge, and use the syrup to brush atop cakes or amp up a cocktail.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Nov. 2024
How key counties and states and the different demographics within them have voted will offer tantalizing signals of who will emerge as president.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Here’s a colorful recap of the three-day gastronomic adventure that unfolded, featuring the tantalizing offerings from local Miami vendors.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Tantalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantalizing. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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