variants
also geegaws
as in nicknacks
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
had a shelf devoted just to gewgaws featuring his favorite team's mascot
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Noun
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Junk in the Trunk sale will feature more than 46 vendors with treasures, trinkets and more.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025 -
Charlie Hunnam will play the notorious murderer who, among other things, fashioned trinkets and furniture out of the corpses from robbed graves.—
Lucy Ford,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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Crypto and alternative assets are no longer novelties; they’re seamlessly woven into modern financial habits.—
Murad Salikhov,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.—
Howard Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Don’t fill your space with knickknacks from a one-stop shopping spree.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Aug. 2025
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Opposite the games, neon Pac-Man lights adorn the wall just above the bookcase, which holds dozens of books and other knickknacks reminiscent of the period.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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DeLucia’s stagings include a bevy of baubles.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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In the past decade, the retailer tried to branch out, striking deals to sell baubles at CVS pharmacies and expanding brand deals for popular Disney and Mattel characters.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Besides, that way there’s plenty of luggage space for tchotchkes and souvenirs.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
30 Aug. 2025
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Twelve card compartments and an interior zip pocket are enough for all of your small, flat tchotchkes.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Aug. 2025
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Another garden mainstay, marigolds bloom from early summer through fall, and they're cherished as ornamentals as well as pest-repelling companion plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Gewgaws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gewgaws. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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