as in to excite
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 titillate
Opportunities to empathetically explore the recurring nature of trauma are often abandoned in favor of leaning into titillating taboo.
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
His shows will also include footage from his pole-dancing training that would have helped with a different titillating stunt.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Fans of Emily in Paris may enjoy the frothy storylines, titillating romance or the over-the-top fashion, but the City of Light itself steals the spotlight.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
There’s something admittedly very titillating about seeing a Black woman in a place where people say she’s not supposed to be.
—Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
His shows will also include footage from his pole-dancing training that would have helped with a different titillating stunt.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Fans of Emily in Paris may enjoy the frothy storylines, titillating romance or the over-the-top fashion, but the City of Light itself steals the spotlight.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
There’s something admittedly very titillating about seeing a Black woman in a place where people say she’s not supposed to be.
—Hanna Phifer, refinery29.com, 12 Apr. 2024
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Back to the present, what excites you most about creating nail art?Sarah Y. Wu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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We are excited by DAZN’s commitment to the Australian market.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Dec. 2024
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Anime had an absolutely stellar year in 2024, with some huge new releases that had fans around the world excited and thrilled for what's next.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Operating in the same surrealist realm as Torres, Maia Novi’s thrilling off-Broadway play Invasive Species renders the quest for citizenship (and by extension the American Dream) as the ultimate role for an aspiring Argentinian actress (played by Novi).Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024
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As the United States and other nations electrify more of their economies in a bid to reduce global warming, the Copper State is on the cusp of a transformational mining boom.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cox expects roughly 25% of new vehicle sales to be electrified in 2025, including a more than 10% penetration for all-electric models.Michael Wayland, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillate. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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