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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
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These small décor items are essential when outfitting a space and infusing it with a dollop of your own charisma, but too many tiny trinkets can lead to a cluttered feel fast, says interior designer Jennifer Pacca.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
11 Apr. 2026
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This means picking up every item in that collection of brass candlesticks, trinket boxes, and chinoiserie to clean under it—as well as every nook and cranny in your collection.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Eight years later John Jacob Astor took the pricey bauble on a trip — aboard the Titanic.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The owner of home shopping network pioneer QVC — which for years garnered the attention of millions of TV viewers looking for a deal on baubles and housewares, is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the recently popular minimalist styles, real home decorating reflects memories, travel, and family—knickknacks, photographs, souvenirs, and heirlooms are embraced and incorporated.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 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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Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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Water ornamental beds no more than once every week to 10 days, allowing the soil to dry out in between.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.
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