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Recent Examples of conversation piece
Campari is an Italian liqueur recognized for its vibrant red color, making this light fixture another clever nod to Italian design as well as a cheeky conversation piece.
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Kelly Ryan Kegans, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
The irons have been displayed throughout the business and served as conversation pieces for 50 years.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
Crystal decanters often have interesting shapes that can become conversation pieces during a meal.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In his office at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wheeler kept several jars of brownish-red homemade moonshine that were natural conversation pieces when the talk turned to NASCAR’s roots.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Kelly Ryan Kegans, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
The irons have been displayed throughout the business and served as conversation pieces for 50 years.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
Crystal decanters often have interesting shapes that can become conversation pieces during a meal.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In his office at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wheeler kept several jars of brownish-red homemade moonshine that were natural conversation pieces when the talk turned to NASCAR’s roots.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation piece
Noun
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Scattered through the book is a catalog of trinkets collected by Helm, wending through eight storylines exploring the effect of matter around us, and our effect on matter.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Toward that feel, the cozy space will also include trinkets, a big TV and more.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One plastic sandwich bag full of random baubles could bring in more than $20,000 once the gold was refined.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2026
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With its carat count, royal connections, and age, the Prince of Wales feathers brooch is a cut above many of the baubles in Queen Camilla’s impressive collection.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
13 Mar. 2026
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This small acrylic container is a great way to draw the eyes of your guests to a small knickknack of your choosing.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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To get the most benefits from DE, read our simple application tips for vegetables, herbs, ornamentals, and houseplants.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
10 Mar. 2026
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Unlike ornamentals, which generally all go into the ground around Mother’s Day, vegetable crops have a specific planting window for success.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud, voice prostituted to a huge orchestra.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2019
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Even its colors, silver and space gray, seem to have been chosen for their lack of gaud—no blingy gold model here.—
David Pierce,
WIRED,
3 Nov. 2017
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The painting then remained in the artist’s possession and out of public sight until it was bought, in 1927, as a chic bibelot for a swanky members-only social club in London.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
9 May 2022
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Bruno Magli’s luxe nappa leather bibelot upgrades the standard-issue, white plastic AirPods case.—
Kareem Rashed,
Robb Report,
16 Nov. 2021
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Conscription and extensive civil defense shelters, now historical curios in much of the West, remain bedrock elements of Finnish defense.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, admirers, colleagues and gallery workers have sent her curios from New Mexico, Tennessee, New England and beyond.—
Leigh-Ann Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain?—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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This tchotchke adds some flair and also works as a stand that angles the lens upward.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Conversation piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversation%20piece. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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