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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
making unwelcome suggestive remarks to a subordinate will be regarded as sexual harassment
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as in reminiscent
provoking a memory or mental association
a haunting and suggestive song about a long-lost love
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as in revealing
clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood)
the dog's aggressive behavior is suggestive of some past mistreatment
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Recent Examples of suggestive
Jittery drum programming and shrouding reverb screams Minneapolis in the ‘80s, but the wonky thump and the multiplicity of vocal tracks are just as suggestive of D’Angelo or the raw pain of a Frank Ocean.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
The sexy video featured hints of sadomasochism, voyeurism and more, and while very suggestive, wasn't altogether explicit.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Some of the women complained about unwanted touches, flirting, kisses and suggestive comments.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
These studies are certainly suggestive, but two things are missing, from my perspective.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suggestive
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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.—
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This creamy, cheesy pasta dish gets its extra spicy flavor from Andouille sausage, pepper Jack cheese, and Cajun seasoning.—
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Whether lounging in white wicker rocking chairs or eating outside off wrought iron tables, some patio furniture will always be reminiscent of her.—
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His work is marked by unusual, even bizarre, material choices that encrust spatial compositions reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative open space plans.—
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Roxana is particularly ill-served, a spicy Latina stereotype in ever more revealing clothing as the season goes on.—
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While new limitations have since been placed on Grok’s capabilities on X, NBC News reported on January 9 that the AI model is still complying with requests on Grok’s stand-alone app and website to put nonconsenting individuals in more revealing clothing or sexualized contexts.—
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Although the Ripken card launched many conspiracy theories as to whether the inclusion of its vulgar phrase was truly a mistake or a Fleer marketing ploy, there is a long history of errors making it through quality control in sports card production.—
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The joke swap during last year's Christmas episode went to some particularly jaw-dropping places after Che made Jost read a vulgar joke about Johansson.—
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Gosling has a way of retreating into a silence more emotionally eloquent than the film’s occasionally clunky dialogue.—
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Off-screen, the eloquent preteen has been charming moviegoers at film festivals and Q&As over the past few months.—
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He was last seen wearing a tan coat, maroon sweats pants and blue-and-white Nike shoes.—
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
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Protesters said the demonstration was meant to reflect democratic participation in its most visible form — expressive, passionate, and impossible to ignore.—
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Its perception system combines visual recognition, sound localization, and expressive facial displays.—
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Flickinger eventually lost his chiropractic license in Pennsylvania and moved to Florida, where he was convicted of lewd and lascivious acts against a child in 1992.—
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Nampa detectives eventually learned about Salat’s case in Ada County, where he originally was charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child under 16, court records show.—
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“Suggestive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suggestive. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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