titillate
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charge, electrify, excite, exhilarate, galvanize, intoxicate, pump up, thrill, turn on
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What most titillated the Internet, though, was the actorâs reaction to learning about the Spider-Man debacle during an interview. — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, "From Tom Holland talking Spider-Man to Star Wars to more dog movies, Disneyâs D23 Expo has something for everyone," 25 Aug. 2019 Any references to contemporary politics are merely meant to titillate. — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, "Review: Dinosaur-riding Nazis in âIron Sky, The Coming Raceâ and more," 18 July 2019 For the first time in a long, long time, the Indianapolis Colts are getting ready to emerge from the offseason without doing much of anything to titillate the NFLâs ravenous rumor mill. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts' offseason: 7 key steps for Indianapolis as team tries to go from good to great," 20 July 2019 However, there are a few orgies scenes that may titillate you more than any icy showdown between Elizabeth (Claire Foy) and Philip (Matt Smith). — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "These Are The New Netflix Treats For July 4th Weekend âBesides Stranger Things," 2 July 2019 When Anna Nicole Smith died, also from an overdose, in 2007, the world was titillated by the details of her life and demise. — Courtney E. Smith, refinery29.com, "10 Years After Michael Jacksonâs Death, The King Of Popâs Legacy Is In Shambles," 25 June 2019 The media often seeks âto titillate rather than to education and informâ,ââ Thomas wrote, quoting a phrase from a 1981 Supreme Court opinion. — Robert Barnes, BostonGlobe.com, "Supreme Court tosses murder conviction in case that raised question of racial bias," 21 June 2019 New Yorkers like to titillate one another with stories about sightings of rats as big as dogs. — Charlie Hamilton James, National Geographic, "How rats became an inescapable part of city living," 17 June 2019 But whereas Johnson specialized in imagery meant to shock and titillateâtypified by his AT&T Building of 1977â1984 in New York, a cartoon Chippendale highboyâPei favored iconography that aimed to soothe and impress. — Martin Filler, The New York Review of Books, "I.M. Pei: Establishment Modernism Lite," 24 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'titillate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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