titillating
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Much of the chatter never moves past a relatively small, dishy circle of political gossips because the supposed misdeeds, while titillating, can’t stand up to rigorous scrutiny.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
I acknowledge that chaos is titillating, and change can be exciting, and I understand the lure of joining an elite conference and what that can mean as far as prestige and visibility.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
CBS News’s Dan Rather defended his network’s decision to stick with the hearings: “The Hart story is unquestionably the more titillating, but I don’t think it’s more important.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022
“Deep down, all British people love it: We love gossip and love the titillating things other people are getting up to,” she added.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022
For audiences reared on the regular, predictable patterns of Haydn and Mozart, the Eroica’s many noisy surprises would have been both titillating and bewildering.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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