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as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
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as in cheap
of low quality
a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
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Recent Examples of cheesy
This forms a striking contrast with the scenes fashioned to look exactly like a typical cheesy reality TV show, with all the glitter balls, high-resolution close-ups and corny cutaways to crying family members, when Lea gets on the show.
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Our set-it-and-forget-it recipe uses mozzarella for the cheesy layers and takes about four hours to cook.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 12 Feb. 2026
His designs could make women and men look garish, in their unorthodox but cheesy materials (crystal mesh, latex, S&M buckles).
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The rooms, dotted with pops of turquoise and globally sourced art, exude a warm, tropical feel that doesn’t seem cheesy.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
Our set-it-and-forget-it recipe uses mozzarella for the cheesy layers and takes about four hours to cook.
—Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 12 Feb. 2026
His designs could make women and men look garish, in their unorthodox but cheesy materials (crystal mesh, latex, S&M buckles).
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
The rooms, dotted with pops of turquoise and globally sourced art, exude a warm, tropical feel that doesn’t seem cheesy.
—Molly Barstein, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesy
Adjective
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Weisz aces the slapstick comedy of being hot and bothered in an inappropriate setting.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kamlager-Dove said Noem’s lack of a direct answer raised concerns about her having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and showed a lack of judgment in national security decisions.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Walters was referring to fund managers’ ability to drive earnings through concrete changes within portfolio companies, such as pricing discipline, working-capital improvements and management upgrades rather than relying mainly on cheap debt to chase valuation multiples.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Inside looked like any other beauty shop—wigs in the back, buckets of cheap sunglasses and door-knocker earrings, a distinct scent formed through the combination of chemicals and natural butters.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2026
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The tacky-or-brilliant Gucci show, for example, generated days of debate.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Cancun feels as normal and delightfully tacky as ever, even though 10,000 additional National Guard troops were deployed nationwide, some of them joining the thousands already here on the Caribbean coast.—
Matt Rivers,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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So many terrible things happen that the reader develops a kind of flinch, bracing for the next calamity whenever there is a brief lull in the misery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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My actions were selfish; my actions were terrible.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Environmental chemist Cassandra Rauert noted that this technique is currently unsuitable for identifying polyethylene or PVC in human tissue because molecules from human fat can mimic the signal of these plastics.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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This is a significant issue for a project intended for deep-space mission launches, microgravity research, and space manufacturing – only for it to be found unsuitable for any of those goals, largely due to the presence of the astronauts themselves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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Through its clear imagery, operators can navigate safely and assess fire scenes even with poor visibility.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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An injection like this has a clear advantage over daily prevention pills in poorer countries, where patients – particularly young women – might struggle to access clinics or feel stigmatised for seeking treatment.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
3 Mar. 2026
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There’s a classic scene with Bill Murray, where the dapper Chase must play a ball that has landed in Murray’s trashy shack at night.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Rupert’s British tabloids, though trashy, have at least been funny.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Lakers shot 50% from the field and 46% from three-point range in a dominant performance against the NBA’s worst team.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Louis Trotter’s second Bottega Veneta show at the brand’s headquarters in the Palazzo SanFedele, Palau sent models out in beanies that celebrated the beauty of a good-bad-hair day.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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