gimmicked (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimmicked (up)
Adjective
  • In a movie full of overwrought conversations and shoehorned interactions, perhaps that’s the lesson.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The real truth is that no one should care about what reactionary, overwrought critics have to say.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The late-season fruits are incredibly showy, arranged in dense clusters circling the stems.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Zinnias also attract butterflies with its showy flowers.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • His exuberant new novel, The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, packs the punch of his short stories, dramatizing a real-life unsolved murder, both a homage to Hollywood noir and a meditation on how and why our deepest connections can betray us.
    Book Marks August 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Match their energy level If someone’s profile hints that they’re reserved, don’t go overboard with exclamation points and an exuberant first message.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The mushroom risotto is rich and satisfying, and the beautiful, extravagant dinnerware adds to the restaurant’s glamorous feel.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The sky’s the limit for any kind of unique, unexpected, or extravagant request.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There are signs in the rhetoric of both Trump and Putin of such grandiose imperial impulses.
    Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
  • That fight doesn’t require grandiose ideologies or MAGA slogans.
    Y. David Scharf, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The role of a showgirl is commonly associated with Las Vegas performers, who, unlike traditional dancers, were known more for their flamboyant costumes than choreography.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The documentary does a deep dive into the life of the titular flamboyant astrologer, beloved and revered by Latino families for multiple generations.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • London’s theft of a horse became part of a larger narrative of being flashy, ostentatious, too smart for his own good.
    Bitter Kalli August 19, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The affair led to two marriages for the couple, 11 films, and an ostentatious jet-setting lifestyle that involved furs, jewelry, yachts, and glamorous travel.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • To call this 1,184 hp street-legal Prancing Horse magnificent feels like an understatement.
    Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2025
  • So the first stage of our trip was to visit Avenue of the Giants, the magnificent 31-mile drive through an ancient redwood forest.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Gimmicked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicked%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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