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
While men led the team on the field, women’s role in big-time Baptist college football was to titillate and entertain.
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Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Nathan is scandalized by this while the show is titillated.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
In a professional setting such a platform could adapt in real-time to an employee’s performance, titillate curiosity and encourage a growth mindset.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But something else had viewers' curiosity titillated.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Hunter M. Hampton / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Nathan is scandalized by this while the show is titillated.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
In a professional setting such a platform could adapt in real-time to an employee’s performance, titillate curiosity and encourage a growth mindset.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
But something else had viewers' curiosity titillated.
—Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for titillate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillate
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The curly-haired among us will be particularly excited to know that using it to dry locks after a shower leads to big, defined, and hydrated curls.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Cena appeared to be excited by what was happening as was the crowd in Toronto.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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If there’s anything as close to the physical comedy highs of Fourth Grade Talent Show, I will be thrilled.—
Andy Hoglund,
EW.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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The Rise of the Self-Directed AI At first, the implications seem thrilling.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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As soon as it was announced, locals in Anchorage were electrified by the chance to get so close to the majestic beasts.—
Gregory Wakeman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Electricity demand surging Germany will electrify 46% of energy demand by 2050, up from 19% today.—
Sverre Alvik,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillate. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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