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Recent Examples of cutesy
Press-tour method dressing wasn’t much of a thing in the 2010s, but Bhatt’s brief was to channel her character, which meant lots of preppy tailoring and cutesy hair accessories.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
Scratch their itch of wanderlust with a gift that enhances their travel experience like a cutesy passport case or a catch-all bag in a bold print like the Luar Yahaira in Leopard Pony Hair.
—Samantha Mims, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
But that sense of self-conscious cleverness and cutesy desperation is a choice that the movie is now going to have to live with forever.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Bell and Brody are pros who can make cutesy banter in their sleep; with Konner and Kaplan at the helm, they’re now supported by fellow veterans savvy enough to keep out of their leads’ way.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
Scratch their itch of wanderlust with a gift that enhances their travel experience like a cutesy passport case or a catch-all bag in a bold print like the Luar Yahaira in Leopard Pony Hair.
—Samantha Mims, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
But that sense of self-conscious cleverness and cutesy desperation is a choice that the movie is now going to have to live with forever.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025
Bell and Brody are pros who can make cutesy banter in their sleep; with Konner and Kaplan at the helm, they’re now supported by fellow veterans savvy enough to keep out of their leads’ way.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutesy
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Real Arizonans know that Valentine's Day is so much more than an excuse for candy and cute notes.—
Becky Bartkowski,
AZCentral.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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From workplace romances to relationships built from body horror events, these are the precious pairs encouraging everyone to choose love above all and make that cute hand heart gesture.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The issue usually isn’t cortisol itself, but a rhythm that’s mistimed, exaggerated, or slow to settle.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
18 Feb. 2026
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An exaggerated period heel adds flair.—
Emma Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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The film indeed ends in melodramatic fashion, with Nicholson killing Cat in a shoot-out.—
Alexander Nazaryan,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Moeller’s music has always balanced beauty with foreboding—dub techno is nothing if not a melodramatic genre—but his newfound rhythmic restraint and beat wizardry feel like a step in a different direction.—
Andrew Ryce,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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This year’s contenders continue that trajectory, each revisiting history through a personal, stylized lens.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Dec. 2025
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Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.—
Tom Zoellner,
SPIN,
29 May 2024
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The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2023
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On the far wall, framed by a red-and-gold Gothic arch, was the Black Virgin, a doll-like wooden figure that pilgrims come to see.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Kelly can’t summon interior weight, so the breakdown reads as wooden and childlike rather than wrenching.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2026
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Others, like the taller H2 model, focused on theatrical flourishes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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With around $40 million stateside, and another $40 million internationally, the film appears poised to break Hollywood's string of box office flops as the industry continues to fret over the increasingly dire economics of theatrical releases.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutesy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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