bells and whistles

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Recent Examples of bells and whistles While both companies have microwaves that will satisfy your needs, Samsung’s products have all the newest bells and whistles and have a price tag to match. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026 There are a lot fewer bells and whistles around this deeper work. Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026 There are fewer bells and whistles around this deeper work now, but life’s discoveries and mysteries are even more compelling to me. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026 Whether the bells and whistles of this shining new basketball mecca do anything to help its team ascend to Southern California hoops royalty and dethrone the Los Angeles Lakers is a totally different issue. David K. Li, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026 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 31 Mar. 2026.

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