tantalizing
adjective
tan·ta·liz·ing
ˈtan-tə-ˌlī-ziŋ 
: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest
also
: mockingly or teasingly out of reach
tantalizingly
adverb
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The tantalizing possibilities grow with each game.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
For Republican leaders, the prospect of an isolationist comeback must be particularly tantalizing.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The opportunity to tip into these precipitous, technical venues was most certainly a tantalizing patrol perk.
—Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
This led to a tantalizing discovery, a faint object following the motion of a star.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Tantalizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tantalizing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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