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Recent Examples of corniness
Why bother funneling all of that through Hollywood’s pomp and corniness into a movie that’s only half good?
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Miranda, whose corniness has become a staple meme thanks to Gen Z, seems to be leaning into being an internet fixation.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
As with other gray-empowerment films like Thelma, there’s a touch of corniness in María Ángeles’ determination and resilience, which extends to a hint of blackmail to stop the real estate agent from blabbing to Clara.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Miranda, whose corniness has become a staple meme thanks to Gen Z, seems to be leaning into being an internet fixation.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
As with other gray-empowerment films like Thelma, there’s a touch of corniness in María Ángeles’ determination and resilience, which extends to a hint of blackmail to stop the real estate agent from blabbing to Clara.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniness
Noun
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The direction of Michael Greif and Schele Williams valiantly tries to contain the material’s hokiness without undercutting the wishfulness that lies at the heart of the story’s broad emotional appeal.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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This is a movie about storytelling that both undermines and embraces the whole idea of storytelling, winking at the hokiness of fairy tales while still believing in them — a satire of the Happily Ever After story and also a prime example of the genre.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Leftovers are terrific served over corn cakes or folded into tortillas.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Mauch grew corn in the field last year and plans to rotate crops this year, deciding soon whether to plant wheat or alfalfa.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The positive thread treats this less as prestige cinema and more as a feel-good jukebox experience, repeatedly framing schmaltz as intentional and welcome.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Dec. 2025
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The movie is antiquated sitcom, very much in an ‘80s vein, its veneer of schmaltz garnished with a tinkling score by Hans Zimmer that should come with a sugar-content warning.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Corniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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