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as in to excite
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Recent Examples of tickle
And a little bit of Pop (Sabrina Carpenter, Post Malone) to tickle my songwriter bone.
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Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
My number one priority is a personal mission that truly tickles my heart: re-creating a photograph of my parents posing by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s looking to have their funny bone tickled.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Petite bubbles tickle your nose with aromas of baked bread, green apple, and white citrus blossom that lead to a crisp, clean, and brilliantly effervescent Champagne in your mouth.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
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Liza Lentini, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
My number one priority is a personal mission that truly tickles my heart: re-creating a photograph of my parents posing by the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s looking to have their funny bone tickled.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Petite bubbles tickle your nose with aromas of baked bread, green apple, and white citrus blossom that lead to a crisp, clean, and brilliantly effervescent Champagne in your mouth.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickle
Verb
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Propylene Glycol can cause skin irritation, itching, and in rare cases, anaphylactic reactions in highly sensitive individuals.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Depending on the type and severity, symptoms might include dry, flaky skin that itches, cracks, appears red, or forms blisters.—
Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed,
Health,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The sci-fi fantasy setting provided an opportunity for technical elements that excited cast and crew members alike.—
Noah Mitchell,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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One development that might excite investors would be a decision to split Eli Lilly stock.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rivers of deep, deep bass flowed under tingling treble waves.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms of hypothermia include red skin, tingling sensations in the extremities and a core body temperature below 95 degrees.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For $175 per person, the upscale eatery is offering a four-course meal, a caviar amuse bouche and a bottle of champagne per couple.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
10 Feb. 2025
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Unlike so much contemporary poetry, his poems would seem to welcome you in, with an easy cadence and familiar references that seem to amuse.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Should sting operations be left to the professionals?—
Julia Marnin,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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The tariffs against Canada and Mexico are especially stinging due to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a trade pact that was a signature agreement under Trump’s first administration.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And so, if this leads to them helping other people get the same [attention], who maybe aren’t attractive and come from a background that is titillating, fine.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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Though a great many are loving the titillating update, some were apparently not fans of the post.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Cancer, Mercury is expanding your worldview, and suddenly, small talk bores you.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The darkly satirical project is set on a long-haul flight between England and Australia where the entertainment system fails and passengers are forced to face the horror of being bored.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Spend the day lounging on the wide, spacious beaches, fishing in clear Gulf waters, or staying satiated at quaint small businesses like Skinny’s Place, North Shore Cafe, or The Doctor’s Office speakeasy.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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And Harry is just happy his serial killer son is satiating his urges in private for the time being.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Tickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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