as in tempting
having a strong power to provoke or hold interest
The menu included a selection of tantalizing desserts.
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as in intriguing
to cause (someone) to feel interest or excitement about something that is very attractive, appealing, etc.
She was tantalized by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly.
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Recent Examples of tantalizing
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
In a tantalizing experiment, Winiewicz trained an AI-system on Herzog’s oeuvre and asked it to generate a screenplay.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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All three seem to get along just fine, which makes the natural yearning for an old flame to rekindle all the more tantalizing.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Oct. 2024
In a tantalizing experiment, Winiewicz trained an AI-system on Herzog’s oeuvre and asked it to generate a screenplay.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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Her debut commercial mixtape Hood Hottest Princess delivered on that tantalizing potential.
—Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Tantalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantalizing. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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