cutesy

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Recent Examples of cutesy Scattered Spider is the somewhat too cutesy name applied to one of the most dangerous threats facing organizations today. Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 This doesn’t imply some cutesy 180-degree logic that now argues for a peak. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 July 2025 And hundreds, if not thousands, of jack-o-lanterns in all sizes and colors, a zoo of skeleton animals (even octopus), cutesy yard signs, gigantic inflatables and enough grave stones to fill a cemetery. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2025 Once you’re done, your little pal makes for cutesy desk decor. Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutesy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutesy
Adjective
  • The buzzy long-sleeve shirt has a cute ribbed design, and it’s made of soft, stretchy fabric that doesn’t feel overly restrictive.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This cute camisole is perfect for lounging around or pairing with your favorite sweatpants or leggings.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Since the movie features an exaggerated take on real-life dating shows, what was your experience like filming a reality show within a movie?
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
  • But are those exaggerated reactions innate or learned?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As is, the film is somehow both glancing and melodramatic, a strange and underwhelming cocktail of blasé Euro sleekness and TV-movie drama.
    Richard Lawson, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That should turn our attention to those strictures, rather than to questioning the verisimilitude of her melodramatic doom.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.
    Katie Woo, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.
    New York Times, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.
    Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
  • The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
    Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • The small wooden boat was abandoned Thursday after dropping off the migrants in Tavernier in the Upper Keys.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout it there are forts, full-size wooden galleons and signs hung on what appear to be Persian rugs.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The film was made available to buy and rent on digital platforms, like Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home, on July 15, a month after its theatrical release.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • John Galliano brings an extraordinary sensitivity to storytelling, blending the past and present with such technical precision that each piece feels theatrical in itself.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutesy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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