as in vamps
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
a siren who could captivate any audience
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Recent Examples of sirens
The answer became weather alert sirens, similar to what's already installed in Ellicott City, Maryland.
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Dennis Valera, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
You can still be cited for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle if an officer finds your use of headphones contributed to you missing the sirens.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Some communities have outdoor sirens.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2026
In addition to the blasts, residents across Caracas described hearing sirens and sporadic gunfire in various neighborhoods, adding to the sense of confusion and fear.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
As seen in the recent collections of Valentino and Chloé, the vampish design feels modern and pays homage to midcentury screen sirens like Marilyn Monroe and Brigitte Bardot.
—Alison Syrett Cleary, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2026
Johnson turned on his lights and sirens and, using the vehicle's loudspeaker, commanded the driver to pull over near Two Rivers Parkway, the report states.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2025
The second involves sirens, which were not deployed to avoid causing a rush of people into buildings.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The fireball expands rapidly, rippling through the air as emergency sirens wail faintly in the distance.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sirens
seductresses
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Once again, a defense lawyer attempted to paint the women as lying, scheming seductresses.—
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“Sirens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sirens. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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