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Recent Examples of vamp
Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
With the aid of avant-pop producer Justin Raisen, Gordon’s unsettling speech fragments—that vamp on the relentless nature of technology and consumerism—float just above a froth of trap beats and industrial clamor.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
In the livestream, which garnered hundreds of thousands of viewers, Gill vamped for about an hour against the backdrop of GameStop’s violently fluctuating share price.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2024
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Noun
Wedges and pumps alike got curvy makeovers for spring at the likes of Tory Burch, where block heels bulged into bows, and Dries Van Noten, where vamps draped over curved, crystalline wedges.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
With the aid of avant-pop producer Justin Raisen, Gordon’s unsettling speech fragments—that vamp on the relentless nature of technology and consumerism—float just above a froth of trap beats and industrial clamor.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
And their evocation of the perfectionism of the younger Bruce, who would order the band to vamp for several hours as he sound-checked every corner of an arena, tells you a lot about him.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
In the livestream, which garnered hundreds of thousands of viewers, Gill vamped for about an hour against the backdrop of GameStop’s violently fluctuating share price.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
Noun
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Swim Week solidified the coquette swim trend as one to watch for the next couple of summers.—
Victoria Montalti,
refinery29.com,
4 June 2024
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The coquette trend is here to stay, according to Taylor Swift.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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Watch the co-creators delightfully rib each other in the full interview embedded above.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
15 Feb. 2025
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Still, Swedish teammate Filip Gustavsson said Eriksson Ek received some ribbing from his Wild teammates.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.—
Olivia Williams,
Town & Country,
1 June 2021
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That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.—
Bulletin Board,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2017
Verb
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The token will also be an acceptable form of payment at restaurant chains, Stebbing teased, and even potentially soon in kids' school cafeteria lines.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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The intrigue: McGuire also teased a new concept for the project's next phase: a 3,500+ seat music venue.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Holding an axe, she was portrayed as a murderous, wealth-seeking seductress who had beheaded her husbands, evident by their heads disappearing from the wedding portraits scattered around the attic.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Catherine is a tease, a seductress — a teenager’s wet dream and a mother’s worst nightmare.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2024
Noun
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In a funny throwback to the series’ roots, Bridget’s former boss and lover, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), previously presumed dead in a plane crash but now very much alive, is back as a dear friend, albeit still an outrageous flirt.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Lithgow makes Jim a foul-mouthed rebel, a reactionary against movements for non-binary and bisexual visibility, a promiscuous flirt, a narcissistic father, and a loving grandfather.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Starting today, February 12, 2025, Android customers can watch Apple TV+ on their mobile devices — phones, tablets, and foldables, whatever those are (just kidding, this is what those are).—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Finally, Mack’s precocious 11-year-old daughter Opal (Norah Murphy) is more in tune with adults than kids her age.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Agents turned on the patrol boat’s blue flashing lights and sirens to signal to Cargill, 40, to stop his vessel, the complaint states.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the story, Odysseus bound himself to a mast in order to resist the sirens’ call.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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