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The show, which is largely the same production as last year’s tour, has all the bells and whistles of a 2025 pop star’s arena extravaganza, familiar to regular concertgoers but awesome for a young person attending their first concert, which a significant percentage of the audience probably was.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
In terms of its design, Habanero Cafe has no interest in bells and whistles.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Others preferred to focus their attention on creating a cure for type 1 diabetes, not just building more bells and whistles for an existing treatment.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Our parent tester of a 1 year old was amazed by how much her 1 year old enjoyed all the bells and whistles.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
In terms of its design, Habanero Cafe has no interest in bells and whistles.
—Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Others preferred to focus their attention on creating a cure for type 1 diabetes, not just building more bells and whistles for an existing treatment.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Our parent tester of a 1 year old was amazed by how much her 1 year old enjoyed all the bells and whistles.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bells and whistles
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“Bells and whistles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bells%20and%20whistles. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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