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Recent Examples of gimmicky
The music’s dizzying rhythmic variation is skillful and studied enough that its humor can’t be mistaken for gimmicky internet caricature.
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Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
The flying cars and robots might seem gimmicky, but Simon sees them as bets placed on a distant future.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
There was nothing gimmicky about the blowout.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Purists don’t want to see these gimmicky fights become the future of the sport, but when the financial reward of fighting the Jake Paul’s of the world is so high, more professional boxers are bound to want a piece of the pie.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
If designed poorly, tartan interiors can occasionally come across as overdone or even gimmicky—like a Christmas catalogue on steroids.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Who doesn't want to think that a gimmicky organizing system can lead to a magically tidy home?
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Cookware that shows up in super limited quantities usually feels gimmicky to me.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
Lucky for you, this travel editor with four years of covering Amazon sales knows the ins and outs of October Prime Day and where to find elite savings—and steer you away from the gimmicky items that aren't worth the suitcase space.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026
The flying cars and robots might seem gimmicky, but Simon sees them as bets placed on a distant future.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
There was nothing gimmicky about the blowout.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Purists don’t want to see these gimmicky fights become the future of the sport, but when the financial reward of fighting the Jake Paul’s of the world is so high, more professional boxers are bound to want a piece of the pie.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
If designed poorly, tartan interiors can occasionally come across as overdone or even gimmicky—like a Christmas catalogue on steroids.
—Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Who doesn't want to think that a gimmicky organizing system can lead to a magically tidy home?
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
Cookware that shows up in super limited quantities usually feels gimmicky to me.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
Lucky for you, this travel editor with four years of covering Amazon sales knows the ins and outs of October Prime Day and where to find elite savings—and steer you away from the gimmicky items that aren't worth the suitcase space.
—Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimmicky
Adjective
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Yet, even for those long-ensconced in homes, the calming tones continue to be both popular and practical.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The panel concluded the order was both overly broad and impermissibly vague, raising constitutional and practical concerns.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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What started off as a striving novelty turned into something genuinely useful, and YouTube viewers took notice.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
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That information is not so accurately counted, so trends in total population are useful even if not perfectly aligned with economic productivity.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Oh-My-God particle first interacted with an atomic nucleus in the upper atmosphere, producing a series of daughter particles that each maintain a fraction of the original particle’s momentum, which then collide with greater and greater numbers of particles, and so on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The show, clearly meant to be an appealing first exposure for K-pop outsiders, selects Top 40 hits from across the decades and pairs the original artists up with Korean idols, who transform them in ways meant to resemble the K-pop formula.—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Skechers Summits Dazzling Haze Slip-In Sneakers Ranked as the top seller in fashion sneakers, these Skechers feature a convenient slip-on design with the brand’s signature Heel Pillow technology to provide a secure fit.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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This one also features five convenient pockets for ultimate on-the-go organization.—
Stephanie Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The couple also chose an adventurous activity for their honeymoon in 1996.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Desserts, too, are both adventurous and delicious.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Sulwhasoo model using gentle cleansing foam It’s further reinforced by decades of investment in advanced formulation science and manufacturing in Korea and Japan, resulting in products that are both innovative and reliable.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Through this company, Aprile has developed an innovative platform that offers agents 100% commissions, top-tier training, and the independence of true entrepreneurship, while maintaining a strong sense of community and support.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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By grafting old-school procedural pleasures onto a 24-esque real-time format, the show produced a genuinely novel structure in the post-prestige era that was impossible to look away from.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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May 5 Schumacher is really funny (her hilarious novel Dear Committee Member won the Thurber Prize)!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But Heyerdahl had further theories about where these ingenious Americans had come from originally.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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From product development and manufacturing to training, operations and support, the company integrates and offers ingenious and advanced solutions to support defense, aerospace, and other customer missions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Gimmicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicky. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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