as in siren
a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive
an actress who was often cast as cynical, sexy femmes fatales
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Recent Examples of femme fatale
Enter the movie’s loose equivalent of a femme fatale, Fala Chen (Dao Ming), who lends money to losers at exorbitant rates, but sees something in Doyle that, frankly, the rest of us don’t.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
From femme fatale to romantic leading lady, Margot Robbie finally got a chance to work with Colin Farrell.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
In Netflix’s newest drama sensation The Hunting Wives, Malin Åkerman plays her Texas housewife character as a femme fatale.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
From femme fatale to romantic leading lady, Margot Robbie finally got a chance to work with Colin Farrell.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
In Netflix’s newest drama sensation The Hunting Wives, Malin Åkerman plays her Texas housewife character as a femme fatale.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Making quite the dynamic entrance as sultry femme fatale Beth is Pamela Anderson.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for femme fatale
siren
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Serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Santos Jimenez used to get scared when sirens would go off.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Loro Piana’s Leopard-Print Pillbox Hat Thanks to Jil Sander, Dolce & Gabbana, and Alaïa, leopard print has shifted from a spicy siren to a seriously fashionable character.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Femme fatale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/femme%20fatale. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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