titillate
verb
tit·il·late
ˈti-tə-ˌlāt 
titillated; titillating
: to act as a stimulant to pleasurable excitement
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Examples of titillate in a Sentence
a film made to titillate the audience
writing that titillates and provokes
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In a professional setting such a platform could adapt in real-time to an employee’s performance, titillate curiosity and encourage a growth mindset.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But something else had viewers' curiosity titillated.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Wholly, the collection was titillating and fitting for Anderson’s tenth anniversary at the Spanish house.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
Opportunities to empathetically explore the recurring nature of trauma are often abandoned in favor of leaning into titillating taboo.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But something else had viewers' curiosity titillated.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
Wholly, the collection was titillating and fitting for Anderson’s tenth anniversary at the Spanish house.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
Opportunities to empathetically explore the recurring nature of trauma are often abandoned in favor of leaning into titillating taboo.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/titillate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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