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Recent Examples of vampy
Is Aubrey Plaza’s self-consciously vampy, campy performance a sly part of the film’s nutty design?
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
For their outing in Italy, the two dressed up in coordinating vampy all-black looks.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The 34-year-old pop star channeled her Reputation era at The Corner Store in Soho, pairing a lace Gucci logo corset with a leather skirt and Louis Vuitton platform booties, topping off the vampy look with a more demure Ralph Lauren coat in camel.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2024
Brunson wore her hair slicked back and rocked vampy glam to keep the look evening-ready.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
For their outing in Italy, the two dressed up in coordinating vampy all-black looks.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The 34-year-old pop star channeled her Reputation era at The Corner Store in Soho, pairing a lace Gucci logo corset with a leather skirt and Louis Vuitton platform booties, topping off the vampy look with a more demure Ralph Lauren coat in camel.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Oct. 2024
Brunson wore her hair slicked back and rocked vampy glam to keep the look evening-ready.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vampy
Adjective
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His school projects drew the attention of Emmanuel Lubezki, a cinematographer whose work Prieto admired as daring, seductive, and refined.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Next up, Woodall will turn his bedroom eyes and seductive smile to less romantic roles, starring opposite Russell Crowe in the war drama Nuremberg and Dustin Hoffman in the crime thriller Turner.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After having a major moment in 2023, the peekaboo bra trend dominated red carpets last year, with stars including Selena Gomez, Sydney Sweeney and Elizabeth Debicki modeling the sultry fad at high-profile events like the GLAAD Awards and the Academy Museum Gala.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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The character actor broke big with his supporting turn on I May Destroy You as bestie Kwame, and he’s had his fair share of sultry roles in Gangs of London and The Lazarus Project.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Ana Maria Martínez, an alluring no-nonsense Fiordiligi at 2006 Salzburg Festival, hangs on to some of that allure despite Despina’s heavy-handed antics.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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For the evenings, Christopher Esber’s cage-like silhouette would look alluring complemented by fringe skirts or organza tops.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Vampy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vampy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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