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Recent Examples of vamp
Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson threw it to the pic’s co-star Ortega to introduce The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, and vamp a la SNL-style.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Jack O’Connell, currently vamping it up in the trailer for Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Sinners, has joined the cast of the Legendary’s latest installment of its Godzilla-King Kong creature feature franchise.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Through John, Sarah meets vamp queen Miriam (Deneuve) and a dangerous flirtation begins.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson threw it to the pic’s co-star Ortega to introduce The Weeknd, aka Abel Tesfaye, and vamp a la SNL-style.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
My Little Puny sparkles in a double role as the prince and the fairy godmother, but Tabitha is a scene-stealing vamping diva as the evil stepmother.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Jack O’Connell, currently vamping it up in the trailer for Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Sinners, has joined the cast of the Legendary’s latest installment of its Godzilla-King Kong creature feature franchise.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vamp
Noun
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West Elm European Flax Linen Ruffle Sheet Set $279 West Elm Employing the teeniest of ruffles, this West Elm sheet set features just a hint of twee detailing, almost like a playful coquette.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
24 May 2025
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The supermodel amped up the coquette look with a black ribbon in her hair. 04 of 18 Camila Cabello For the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show, Camila Cabello opted for a black tweed suit with a subtle white plaid print.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Anderson gets ribbed on the show by fellow contestants for his relative lack of experience in barbecue.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2025
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Trump had called out Massie by name during the meeting, ribbing the Kentucky maverick for opposing the legislation at the heart of the president’s domestic agenda.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
20 May 2025
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She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.—
Heide Janssen,
Orange County Register,
16 Mar. 2025
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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
Verb
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As teased in the final moments of season 2, the next chapter of The Last of Us will be centered primarily on Abby.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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Richard first teased their move to his wife’s native Spain in an April 2024 interview with Vanity Fair Spain, despite having lived in the United States since they got married in 2018.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Part of what makes the scene sweet and spicy and unexpected is how quickly Ingrid pivots from seductress to mentor.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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In Wihan’s mind, Alesia, the wicked seductress, positions herself in relation to men with the sole purpose of torturing them, which is a function of her desire.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Through the prism of his performance, Eastern Promises flirts with a deeper portrait of total psychological reinvention — the subliminal theme that must have drawn the director to such ordinary material in the first place.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Single Libras are flirts that are easily attracted to people who adore them.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Roberts kidded Ohtani about gifting him when the modest record was inevitably broken, and the new Dodgers slugger obliged with the toy.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Just kidding — although that would certainly get a reaction from Porsha — but there was a mysterious naked man seen from a nearby villa (??).—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
2 June 2025
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The trooper saw a Mercedes-Benz E300 traveling at excessive speed on I-91 south near Cromwell and tried to initiate a traffic stop with lights and sirens.—
Madison Lambert,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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The trooper wasn’t able to catch up or turn on the squad’s emergency lights or sirens before Thompson cut across all four lanes of traffic and turned off the interstate at Lake Street.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
6 June 2025
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“Vamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vamp. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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