gimcrackery

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Noun
  • 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
  • What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?
    Peter Bergen, CNN, 28 May 2022
  • 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
Noun
  • At the Studio City market, Sunrise Organic Farm — a relatively new entrant into the game of fruit and vegetable musical chairs that is the Southern California farmers market system — has had tables loaded with cherry toms like a bijouterie counter.
    Amy ScattergoodStaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2019
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • For accessories, Moore opted for dainty baubles from Shay Jewelry.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Aside from Larsson, other trendsetters are joining in on the trend, attaching chains, keychains and other baubles to their jeans.
    Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This tree was widely planted as an ornamental for its fall color, as a nectar source for honeybees, and as a source of vegetable tallow used in cosmetics and candles.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Update ornamentals This is THE time of year to add new plants to your garden — or plant a completely new garden.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Read on to shop our picks for the best stocking stuffers and mini delights for this holiday season—including sweet treats, cold-weather accessories, and charming knickknacks.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, the top is ideal for displaying decor like family photos or knickknacks.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The 17-minute short is also animation art of the highest order, seen in the extraordinary bric-a-brac detail of a pawnshop, lending it an immersive authenticity.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Isabella Stewart Gardner sometimes rented the Palazzo Barbaro, using it as a base to collect the art, furniture, and medieval bric-a-brac that eventually found its way to her eponymous Boston museum.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Gimcrackery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimcrackery. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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