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tease

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verb (1)

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noun (2)

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adjective

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verb (2)

present participle of tease

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tease
Noun
Its landscapes don’t offer guarantees, but rather the tantalizing tease of possibility. Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025 In The Empire’s frame, residents of a coastal village in northern France — gruff, virile fisherman Jony (Brandon Vlieghe) and teenage tease Line (Lyna Khoudri) — reveal their oddball allegiance to extraterrestrial invaders. Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
During a recent interview with Deadline, HBO’s Francesca Orsa teased that the drama is entering a new era in its upcoming season. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025 He’s already teased a new fashion endeavor — a brand called SKYLRK — though there’s been no product drop or launch timeline announced just yet. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Brat rollout also saw Charli teasing unfinished demos at underground raves to build anticipation. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 30 Dec. 2024 Dua Lipa has been teasing a side part all year. Daisy Jones, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tease
Adjective
  • Small or midsize businesses with a website could be targeted by frivolous lawsuits.
    Daryl Lim, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The big picture: North Carolina is one of a handful of states without an anti-SLAPP law, according to the Institute for Free Speech, which protects people from frivolous lawsuits intended to keep them quiet.
    Alexandria Sands, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Buffalo also had an inspiring end to the season two years ago, and that’s what has made fans skeptical that this late-season run means much.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The future is incredibly inspiring as the brand continues to create awareness around the importance of fitness, movement and wellness.
    Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Both men will tell us a lot about themselves Sunday. DeChambeau is often still, to this day, a comic construct of his own character type.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Honestly looking at the old models those butts were not good just…anatomically, even for the often unusual proportions of comic character.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Six books offer readers armchair travel, amusing characters, and a dash of history.
    Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Thankfully, in the case of Mark, the reality proved to be something much more amusing.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • And makes a funny joke about giving Glenn Close an Oscar.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • His being handsome, funny and not known for comedy was a real asset.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Connelly put skilled and cerebral players around Jokić and Jamal Murray, with the occasional defensive stopper.
    Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In the cerebral sign of Gemini — curiosity, communication and adaptability — Jupiter opens a world of possibilities.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Iran has cultivated an astonishing intellectual and artistic depth with far fewer resources than many other nations.
    Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Framed as a biography of Jensen Huang, the only CEO Nvidia has ever had, the book is also something more interesting and revealing: a window onto the intellectual, cultural, and economic ecosystem that has led to the emergence of superpowerful AI.
    James Surowiecki, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The first acts like an alarm bell for the immune system, starting the inflammatory process when the body detects an infection or injury.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
  • This might mean describing the science of the inflammatory condition or using an analogy.
    Jenna Anderson, Health, 11 Apr. 2025

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