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as in to excite
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Recent Examples of tickle
The creature, with its small eyes, a pink, sniffling nose, and gray spikes that did not hurt but only tickled, did not have a name.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Doing playful things like wrestling, having a pillow fight, or tickling one another can help facilitate more touch.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
My grandfather was tickled by the connection between these ancient, distant celestial objects and the modern equipment used to make the most advanced semiconductor chips in the world.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Rush was also tickled by the opportunity to work again with his old friend Lithgow.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Doing playful things like wrestling, having a pillow fight, or tickling one another can help facilitate more touch.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 26 Feb. 2025
My grandfather was tickled by the connection between these ancient, distant celestial objects and the modern equipment used to make the most advanced semiconductor chips in the world.
—Jayson Stewart, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2025
Rush was also tickled by the opportunity to work again with his old friend Lithgow.
—William Earl, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickle
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Some legislators are itching to undo what voters decided (in Broward, a higher hourly wage won approval from an astounding 75.2% of voters; in Palm Beach, 68.7% in 2020).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Affected areas can itch, burn, sting, or tingle.1 Blisters, sores, or ulcers: These bumps can also become painful and fill with fluid.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Mar. 2025
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What excites you the most about your new partnership with Chase and United?—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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That technology will likely change and influence legacy processes, like customer service, loyalty and marketing, which retailers hope will entice and excite their shoppers.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2025
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Covid-19 wreaked havoc on my body, from my head, where visible bald patches were once a reminder of where my hair fell out in large clumps, to my toes, which tingle, burn, and go numb from neuropathy.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
15 Mar. 2025
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Symptoms can involve pain or tingling in the mid-back.3 Lumbar Foraminal Stenosis Your lumbar spine is the lower part of your spine.—
Jennifer Steinhoff,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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Skip them all and grab The Creative Entrepreneur, a compendium of advice from 10 industry titans whose insights will inform, amuse, and inspire you.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
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Writer by day, Comic by night, who aims to inform, inspire, and amuse.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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With very little time left in the season, how the Lakers respond to Thursday’s stinging defeat could have a significant impact on their playoff outlook.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bruce was badly bruised by experiences at Newcastle and West Brom, the two jobs that preceded Blackpool where personal criticisms stung.—
Philip Buckingham,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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But now, bland narratives no longer titillate the public.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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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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Now, at 35 years old, those days of recognition are in the review mirror for Meri, an enthroned diva who can’t let go of the past and is bored by her mundane present.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are officially single, weeks after settling divorce Reiterating that there was no huge, singular issue to blame for their split, Affleck argued that the details behind their breakup would probably bore most people.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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That could give cover for whatever comes next to more pro-pharma Republicans, while still satiating the part of the party that's grown irritated with the industry.—
Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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If popcorn and pizza don’t satiate your appetite, head to Wendy’s for more deals.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Tickle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickle. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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