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as in to excite
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Recent Examples of tickle
Rush was also tickled by the opportunity to work again with his old friend Lithgow.
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William Earl, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Apart Celebrate Christmas with a 'Deeper Level of Life and Love' (Exclusive)
Their entire healthcare team at North Shore University Hospital is thrilled — and tickled that the meet-cute happened on Valentine's Day.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Wiseman’s documentaries won’t ever earn blockbuster money or inspire franchises, the mark of success in the film world, and there’s no merch to purchase or brand sponsorship tickling the acquisitive part of your brain.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Just two games, though, and after so long out of reach, greatness tickles their fingertips.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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William Earl, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Apart Celebrate Christmas with a 'Deeper Level of Life and Love' (Exclusive)
Their entire healthcare team at North Shore University Hospital is thrilled — and tickled that the meet-cute happened on Valentine's Day.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Wiseman’s documentaries won’t ever earn blockbuster money or inspire franchises, the mark of success in the film world, and there’s no merch to purchase or brand sponsorship tickling the acquisitive part of your brain.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Just two games, though, and after so long out of reach, greatness tickles their fingertips.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickle
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Other party favorites are itching to take the fight to Republicans on their home turf, sensing opportunity as President Trump's honeymoon fades and DOGE cuts grow more unpopular.—
Zachary Basu,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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These side effects include hot flashes, nausea, calf cramps, skin itching or burning, headaches, abdominal discomforts, and fatigue.18 6.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
11 Mar. 2025
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Some might be excited, others spooked, about the return of peplum.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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Their pedigrees and abilities at least get players like Slayton excited, though.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But at the heart of it is an army of armchair scientists tapping into the unknown, shattering relaxation boundaries and spewing gibberish all in the hopes that someone out there will tingle.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
12 Mar. 2025
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Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that causes pain, tingling, numbness, or complete loss of sensation in the feet.37 3.—
Christopher Bergland,
Verywell Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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Pictured below, Italian fashion editor and writer and sharp dresser Anna Della Russo took the all-black memo in a different, more officers’ mess-jacket/killer-matador direction that, though witty, doesn’t seem to have been done to amuse anybody.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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After asking him to repeat his request, Scott, amused but also now genuinely curious, inquired as to why, exactly, Thomas wanted one gigantic truck tire.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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His touch and shot stung Simon Mignolet’s palms and got Prince William, a friend of Mings, briefly off his seat from the stands above.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Find out about the equipment and site(s) needed to get started with your own adventure with these stinging insects that produce honey and useful beeswax.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Read More: An Alternative Guide for Valentine’s Day When British and American tourists visited Paris in the early 1800s, they were titillated by the restaurants’ erotic attractions, describing the scandalous new eateries in travel books for readers back home to consume.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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And so, if this leads to them helping other people get the same [attention], who maybe aren’t attractive and come from a background that is titillating, fine.—
Kate Storey,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On one hand, there's a series of boring meet-and-greets Fisk is obligated to make.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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And, as someone who tends to do everything by scratch and get bored easily, Duren seems to push herself and her new team a lot.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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So, tuck in your bib and see which seasons satiate — and which ones need to pack their knives and go.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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At the end of last year, this warrior spent a number of weekends subjecting herself to blood draws, various scans, and poking and prodding, all in the name of longevity and satiating my aforementioned biological need for details.—
Fiorella Valdesolo,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Tickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickle. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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