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as in to excite
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Few things tickle us more than the best Dermstore early Black Friday deals.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Pearson named one of these friends Steve, because in a world of crazy bot names, the idea of a normal human name tickled the writer.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Mostly, Douglas seems tickled to be chatting with guests from outside his regular booker’s orbit, or participating in Ono’s communal art projects — one of which involves the reassembly, one piece per day, of a broken teacup.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
Back on the boat, the urchins’ spines tickled the air like alien antennae.
—Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Pearson named one of these friends Steve, because in a world of crazy bot names, the idea of a normal human name tickled the writer.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
Mostly, Douglas seems tickled to be chatting with guests from outside his regular booker’s orbit, or participating in Ono’s communal art projects — one of which involves the reassembly, one piece per day, of a broken teacup.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Oct. 2024
Back on the boat, the urchins’ spines tickled the air like alien antennae.
—Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Tickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickle. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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