CONVERSATION PIECES Synonyms: 36 Similar Words

conversation pieces

noun

plural of conversation piece

as in trumperies

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Noun

The report mentions that about half of Gen Z and millennial consumers who buy CDs do not own a CD player, showing that compact discs are now affordable novelties to some.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Yet the Village People’s hits endured in a way few other disco novelties could, forever blasted out at weddings and occasionally ill-fitting public events.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026

Definition of novelties

Noun

Excessive Trinkets Having too many trinkets on your shelves can read as chaotic and disorganized.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
Right off The Avenue is the Baltimore Trinket Library, full of keychains, stickers, buttons, pins, zines, works of art, and trinkets.

— Mary Eber, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of trinkets

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My father did not like clutter and as such did not save many knickknacks and mementoes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
A lot of those people have Victoria Baumann and Charlie Moreton to thank, the father-daughter duo behind Victoria Essie Studio that produces fidget toys and other knickknacks out of their homes in North Carolina.

— Jennifer Liu Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 14 June 2026

Definition of knickknacks

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Gardeners can naturally reduce beetle populations and protect their landscapes by planting geraniums among more susceptible ornamentals.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
While the company has changed its product over the years, from produce to ornamentals, he's always grown to serve his local community.

— Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Definition of ornamentals

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