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Recent Examples of corniness
Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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
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.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Why bother funneling all of that through Hollywood’s pomp and corniness into a movie that’s only half good?
—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 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.
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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.
Noun
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Stoke the mix with 2 cups of corn and crispy, salty pancetta (bacon’s thinner, quicker-cooking cousin).
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Don’t sleep on the corn tortillas to scoop it all up.
Noun
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Heat schmaltz in a large pot to 325 F, ensuring the fat fully submerges the chicken.
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There is also enough cheese and schmaltz to go around, enlivening the more straightforward parts of the film.
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“Corniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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