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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
As sirens wail in the distance, several individuals climb a taller ladder to overcome the second border wall.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Emergency sirens were audible in the background.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Future events are notions, not news, and once the sirens become incessant, they are easily ignored.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
That's when the firetruck arrived with its sirens blaring.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Agents have access to activate spotlights and sirens and can speak through the device in the case of an intrusion.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Air raid sirens began to ring out late Wednesday and blared for more than nine hours.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Some schools will practice evacuations and coastal communities will hear a test of their tsunami sirens.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
How did the sirens get turned off?
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Emergency sirens were audible in the background.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Future events are notions, not news, and once the sirens become incessant, they are easily ignored.
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
That's when the firetruck arrived with its sirens blaring.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Agents have access to activate spotlights and sirens and can speak through the device in the case of an intrusion.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 29 Nov. 2024
Air raid sirens began to ring out late Wednesday and blared for more than nine hours.
—Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Some schools will practice evacuations and coastal communities will hear a test of their tsunami sirens.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
How did the sirens get turned off?
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Sirens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirens. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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