gimmicked (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimmicked (up)
Adjective
  • My goal was to publish one short, impactful, overwrought piece a week.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2025
  • With its swelling music and dramatic editing, the moment feels a little overwrought, but the same could be said for the whole series.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For houseplant lovers looking to upgrade from a classic Monstera deliciosa, 'Esqueleto' is just as showy and impressive, with even more dramatic leaves.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With showy wine-red blossoms that perfume the garden with the distinctive aromas of chocolate and vanilla from mid-summer through fall, chocolate cosmos entices butterflies and curious gardeners alike.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Charli xcx wore a windbreaker and frilly shorts to the Saint Laurent show.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Blooming over a long season, the fragrant, frilly blooms draw Gulf Fritillary and other butterfly species to the garden.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The embrace ended with Daboll giving Dart an exuberant pat on the head.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The funny, exuberant and lavishly staged musical opened Thursday in its world premiere at The Old Globe in Balboa Park.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Huppert delivers a commanding performance as Marianne Farrère, a wealthy heiress whose extravagant gifts to a much younger artist ignite public outrage.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Okane is desperate at the prospect of losing both her true love and her one defender, and her desperation gives rise to extravagant and harrowing drama.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But his apparent attempts to resolve his past misdeeds with grandiose discoveries might well have been an attempt to cope with trauma.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Government buildings in Moscow and grandiose Ministry of Defense infrastructure could become open targets.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The new Alfa Romeo just isn’t flamboyant enough.
    Mark Phelan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The new Alfa Romeo just isn’t flamboyant enough.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The garb is ostentatious for sure and gives out cabana wear vibes, but there's no better time for a skeleton to take a tropical vacation getaway than Halloween, right?
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There aren’t many obvious or ostentatious signs of wealth, other than a few pristine trucks and SUVs in the courthouse parking lot, and a new community center in Mentone that cost millions and is barely used.
    Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
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“Gimmicked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicked%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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