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as in cheap
costing little
for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward
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as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
her husband can be pretty chintzy when it comes to buying gifts for others
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Recent Examples of chintzy
Soto bought his scratch-off ticket in the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, and the game has a not-so-chintzy $1 million as its second-tier prize.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
But Sly did something ingenious, playing those chintzy drum samples off the beat, massaging them into something revelatory.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
That was instead given the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award, a chintzy pat on the head cooked up for last year’s Globes ceremony.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The pieces include sweet drapey sweaters, pants and bodysuits dotted with prints straight from chintzy childhood blankets, as well as kittens cozied up together on a silk skirt.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
But Sly did something ingenious, playing those chintzy drum samples off the beat, massaging them into something revelatory.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
That was instead given the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award, a chintzy pat on the head cooked up for last year’s Globes ceremony.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
The pieces include sweet drapey sweaters, pants and bodysuits dotted with prints straight from chintzy childhood blankets, as well as kittens cozied up together on a silk skirt.
—Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chintzy
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Tesla troubles: Amid tough year, Tesla releases a new, cheaper version of the Model Y Is the 2025 Tesla Model Y a good SUV to get?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Residents near her office at Alhambra Boulevard and Q Street compete to get cheaper parking that doesn’t charge at an hourly rate.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
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That makes careful construction of games to maximize engagement vital, said Nate Jones, vice president of corporate strategy and development for Sony Interactive Entertainment, the PlayStation unit of Sony.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Wild first 20 minutes Most of this series has seen each team playing a very careful brand of hockey, feeling each other out in the first period, with few shots on goal and even fewer legitimate scoring opportunities.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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These include cutting down on manicures, women going back to their natural hair color, and cooking inexpensive meals like rice and beans at home.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 May 2025
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And Nantahala National Forest borders the park in North Carolina, offering inexpensive and less crowded camping on public land.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
5 May 2025
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And, in the context of wanting to grow up, being subject to another person’s selfish patterns is a pretty fundamental life experience.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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These people start out as aging narcissists with selfish intentions who try to navigate when each of them gets grounded in their own vulnerability.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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Eureka Innova Cordless Stick Multi-Surface Vacuum for $207: This is a good stick vacuum at a reasonable price.—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
3 May 2025
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More importantly, Senators fans should embrace being a fan base with reasonable and growing expectations after years without them.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Here's the unvarnished truth: Medicaid's miserly reimbursement rates have driven countless doctors to stop accepting patients in the program.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Chrissy made a predictably miserly offer of $230,000, and obviously David did not take it.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2025
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Both models are affordable for the segment and are appealing to drivers in their own ways.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Beauty of Joseon Ground Rice and Honey Glow Mask Amazon is a treasure trove for affordable K-beauty skincare.—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
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Construction budgets will also increase if tighter immigration policies result in labor shortages.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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And don’t even think about trying to change clothes in a tight plane bathroom.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2025
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“Chintzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chintzy. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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