as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a dog calendar that features the animals in cutesy, chocolate-box poses and robs them of their dignity
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Recent Examples of chocolate-box
Neighborhood/area Quiet Mayfair scores nil points for cool and trendy, but those wanting a chocolate-box vision of London full of elegant Georgian townhouses, refined restaurants, and Savile Row shops can get their full fix here.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
The trains used here aren’t big—sometimes only two carriages—but the gentle trundle through sweeping valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
With its honey-colored stone, lush greenery and chocolate-box villages, tis 800 square-mile haven is home to a slew of celebrities, including David and Victoria Beckham, music mogul Simon Cowell and supermodel Kate Moss.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
This chocolate-box Swiss village, perched on a shelf of rock some 1,200 meters above sea level, is located deep within the Lauterbrunnen Valley and—to put it mildly—requires a little effort to reach.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
The trains used here aren’t big—sometimes only two carriages—but the gentle trundle through sweeping valleys and chocolate-box villages is what captures the heart.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
The opening chapter, set on Christmas Eve, offers a domestic scene as chocolate-box pretty as the town’s topography.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
With its honey-colored stone, lush greenery and chocolate-box villages, tis 800 square-mile haven is home to a slew of celebrities, including David and Victoria Beckham, music mogul Simon Cowell and supermodel Kate Moss.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 21 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chocolate-box
Adjective
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Multitracked saxophones swarm over a pit of molten bass frequencies, slipping between sentimental consonance—you might momentarily be reminded of Vangelis’ Blade Runner score—and eerie discord.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Mar. 2026
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The church said the statues' monetary value may be relatively small, but their historical and sentimental significance is much greater.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This was a better defensive effort for the Stars than their sloppy defeat Tuesday night at home against New Jersey.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Lakers relied on another part-time G League contributor to carry them through a sloppy fourth quarter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Equal parts creature feature and Florida noir, Mermaid is sticky, sunburned, and defiantly strange.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Maurer imagines blending the fungi with Martian or lunar dirt; their sticky mycelia would cement it into an extraterrestrial equivalent of particle board.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Chocolate-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chocolate-box. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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