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tantalizing

[tan-tl-ahy-zing] / ˈtæn tlˌaɪ zɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
enticing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
beautiful mouthwatering


Example Sentences

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She is also starting to write a novel she described as “another tantalizing thriller,” this one inspired by her experiences working as a 20-something private tutor to New York children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Ultimately, TYG is a tantalizing bet for anyone interested in the long-term bull case for AI energy infrastructure.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

And yet the prospect of using origami to improve existing technologies is, for some, tantalizing.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

His precious moments are not memories of an idealized past, nor projections of a tantalizing dream, but interventions in our complex present that reveal beautiful and unsettling layers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

It was during one of those late nights that Eddie Diamond first brought up the tantalizing possibility.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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