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Noun
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January is a multiplex clearance sale, littered with horror movies as gimcrack as the unsold toys wheeled out after the holidays.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
5 Jan. 2023 -
The movie works hard to be a soulfully offbeat kiddie entertainment, an antidote to the gimcrack cynicism that has ruled too many cartoon-cutup-in-the-land-of-live-action Hollywood products.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2022
Noun
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What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?—
Peter Bergen,
CNN,
28 May 2022
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So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?—
Felipe Fernández-Armesto,
WSJ,
25 June 2018
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But there’s much more to the apartment than a mere accumulation of objets de vertu.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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Crawford is an inveterate collector, a hunter-gatherer par excellence, and her home is a testament to decades spent amassing oddities and objets de vertu of every stripe.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
28 June 2024
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2020
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There will also be baubles from Harry Winston and Van Cleef & Arpels.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
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Their planning of the Brink’s heist allegedly began at the International Gem and Jewelry Show in San Mateo, where, starting on July 8, 2022, jewelers displayed their baubles in booths under the glare of fluorescent light.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Mealybugs can affect all types of crops, ornamentals, and houseplants, including succulents and cacti.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
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Powdery mildew is a common plant disease that affects ornamentals and edible crops, causing powdery splotches on plant leaves and stems.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 July 2025
Noun
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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
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Where To Shop On Hotz Avenue, Tribe Kelley Surf Post, owned by the wife-husband duo Brittney and Brian Kelley (who makes up one-half of the country duo Florida-Georgia Line), offers clothing, jewelry, and trendy knickknacks.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Countless bric-a-brac has been pulled from the shipwreck in the decades since, but on July 13, divers with Atlantic Wreck Salvage found something significant: a compass from the bridge.—
Mark Price
July 29,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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There are stickers covering every inch of space, and bric-a-brac, too, but nothing is picayune — nothing feels arbitrary or fake.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 July 2025
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“Gimcrackery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimcrackery. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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