as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities
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Recent Examples of titillate
Wholly, the collection was titillating and fitting for Anderson’s tenth anniversary at the Spanish house.
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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
His shows will also include footage from his pole-dancing training that would have helped with a different titillating stunt.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Fans of Emily in Paris may enjoy the frothy storylines, titillating romance or the over-the-top fashion, but the City of Light itself steals the spotlight.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
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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
His shows will also include footage from his pole-dancing training that would have helped with a different titillating stunt.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024
Fans of Emily in Paris may enjoy the frothy storylines, titillating romance or the over-the-top fashion, but the City of Light itself steals the spotlight.
—Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
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This month is about rediscovering your heart’s desires and what truly excites you in love.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Was the real-time format baked in from the get-go, and was that part of what excited you about a return to the genre? That calls into question all the various chronologies of this and all the different sort of iterations.Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline was thrilled Nicole planned to shine a spotlight on these heroes.Angelique Jackson, Variety, 4 Jan. 2025
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He was thrilled with the way the team rebounded from a 26-24 loss to the Cowboys on Dec. 22 to rout the Panthers 48-14 this past weekend.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
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Despite not being electrified, Ram has included a 2.4-kW on-board inverter with 2 120V outlets in the bed to power tools or other gear.Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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This is how to anchor your kitchen thinking so those spices' endless capabilities are able to electrify your recipes.Scott Hocker, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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