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Recent Examples of cheesy The sweetness of fried plantains perfectly complemented the savory and cheesy pupusas, while the beans were well seasoned — a surprising standout. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2025 When that happens, the pecorino forms a gloopy cheesy mess, sticking to everything but the noodles — sad and naked. Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 9 May 2025 The action sequences devolve into pure camp, leaning into the reality of the film’s low budget by relying too heavily on cheesy cinematography and unconvincing special effects. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 May 2025 A little Dijon-spiked cream cheese both adds moisture and serves as the glue to hold the pinwheel together, while sausage packs in a savory, meaty punch, and Cheddar adds a pop of sharp, cheesy goodness. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cheesy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesy
Adjective
  • But lingering beneath the surface of his success, Favre had a pattern of inappropriate behavior off the field, including a high-profile tabloid scandal that erupted in 2010, and most recently, the largest case of public fraud in Mississippi’s history.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • As the rebel Jen (Michelle Williams) comes to town, and Pacey (Joshua Jackson) carries on an inappropriate relationship with his teacher, that turns out to be the case. 23.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • All around the city are free and cheap concerts and events that anyone can sit back and enjoy.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
  • These technologies could be safer, cheaper, and offer higher energy storage.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Long been derided as tacky, commercial non-art, sitcoms with background laughter over the years have been condemned as a dystopian form of joke mind control.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025
  • When women talk about money it is still considered tacky, a topic that women should not be speaking of.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • One night the fish was very overcooked and covered with a terrible sauce.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • Djokovic knew he’d be seeded to play one of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz in the quarters, and in the end landed Zverev, which isn’t a terrible outcome, but would leave him with a possible Sinner-Alcaraz double bill in the semifinals and final to lift the trophy.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • But regulations that apply to traditional markets are unsuitable for digital native assets like crypto and digital assets.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • The vacant land, which was largely unsuitable for agriculture, became an albatross over the next few decades.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This tactic is sometimes used to justify letting an employee go under the guise of poor performance.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
  • The product was released in 2023 to a poor reception, and discontinued before the company began winding down operations in February.
    Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • The experience felt a little like getting unexpectedly absorbed in a trashy episode of reality TV, but also like suddenly realizing that a conversation that started in the shallows of small talk has at some point drifted into the deep waters of meaning.
    Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 11 May 2025
  • Order that overpriced dessert, binge trashy TV, or nap aggressively.
    Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Robbins: Is the East an inferior conference compared to the West?
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 14 May 2025
  • Before and after each game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr has talked about how Golden State has to play with pace, execute the gameplan defensively and win the possession battle — basically, all of the controllables that an inferior team in a matchup has to execute in order to pull off an upset.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025

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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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