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Recent Examples of vamp
EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Gomez completed her ensemble with silver rings and sleek black pumps featuring asymmetrical detailing: a glossy strap crossing the vamp from the inside to the outside, connecting at the heel counter.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2024
McCarthy vamps it up as the conniving Ursula, going big but not too big — the one special effect that escapes the rest of the film’s soulless spectacle.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
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Noun
Rather than presenting these characters as one-dimensional monsters, the movie presents vamps as flawed and tragic figures.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Gomez completed her ensemble with silver rings and sleek black pumps featuring asymmetrical detailing: a glossy strap crossing the vamp from the inside to the outside, connecting at the heel counter.
—Maggie Clancy, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
In the livestream, which garnered hundreds of thousands of viewers, Gill vamped for about an hour against the backdrop of GameStop’s violently fluctuating share price.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2024
McCarthy vamps it up as the conniving Ursula, going big but not too big — the one special effect that escapes the rest of the film’s soulless spectacle.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
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Venus is the planet of love and beauty, and as of Dec. 7, the cosmic coquette is cruising through the eccentric and rebellious sign of Aquarius, glimmering and brilliant like a dazzling supernova.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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Ruffle Mini Dress This flouncy dress samples the trendy coquette aesthetic with its sweetheart neckline, sheer sleeves, ruffly details, and all-over floral.Miles Walls, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Olsen’s l-o-v-e their knitwear, and are usually spotted in neutral hues with ribbed hemlines.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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Gone are the days when rival fans would get together in the afternoon and watch the game together and rib each other and see who got the last laugh.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
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That show featured a song called 'The Yama Yama Man,’ in which chorus girls cavorted in Yama Yama suits while a soubrette sang about the creepy Yama Yama Man.Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2017
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Courtesy of Google At last year’s Google I/O, Google teased smart glasses that could caption real-world conversations, a feature that's helpful for people with hearing loss.Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
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For example, major music festivals keep fans engaged by leveraging social media and email campaigns to tease future lineups, share behind-the-scenes content, and host exclusive giveaways leading up to the event.Blake Patterson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Catherine is a tease, a seductress — a teenager’s wet dream and a mother’s worst nightmare.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2024
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The problem is that she’s cast herself in the part of a 16-year-old seductress.Kathryn Vandervalk, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Polite flirts often focus on building a connection slowly, ensuring that their behavior aligns with social norms and avoids any form of inappropriate advances.Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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And as if there weren’t enough walls closing around him, Jadis appears, flirts with Rick, and ensures that Michonne sees it.Leah Marilla Thomas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
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This might mean developing a detailed operations manual or even cloning yourself (just kidding, but hiring a great team is almost the same thing).Teja Chekuri, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Read: Israel and Hamas are kidding themselves By contrast, the Israeli military and public were eager to end the war with Hezbollah, especially on advantageous terms.Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2024
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These triggers can often be the sound of another dog howling or, as in Kaido's case, a nearby siren.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Four days later, sirens sounded as rockets flew out of Gaza and into southern Israel.Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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