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Recent Examples of kitschy
Five nations, including Spain and Ireland, are boycotting the kitschy extravaganza as performers from 35 countries compete in Europe’s annual pop music competition, which marks its 70th anniversary this year.
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ABC News, 13 May 2026
Primm was once one of Nevada’s more popular gambling resorts, a less expensive, slightly more kitschy alternative to Las Vegas that benefited from being closer to Southern California.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Sure, robots can be kitschy and cute, but frankly, their growing presence has begun to irk and distract me, becoming a bit too synonymous with gimmicky pan-Asian hotpot fare.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Vintage ashtrays are also kitschy and can become a focal point.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The only nod to present-day Kentucky Derby mayhem is the kitschy gift shop, filled with wares for out-of-towners who pop in because some influencer suggested it on TikTok.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
And Just Like That, including designer clothing, Manhattan-traversing stilettos, kitschy furniture, and memorabilia from Big’s death.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
And Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) dropped its kitschy, hip-swiveling subject into a delirious fever dream that at the very least made its messy screenplay interesting.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana – a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue, and the occasional pagan ritual.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 13 May 2026
Primm was once one of Nevada’s more popular gambling resorts, a less expensive, slightly more kitschy alternative to Las Vegas that benefited from being closer to Southern California.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Sure, robots can be kitschy and cute, but frankly, their growing presence has begun to irk and distract me, becoming a bit too synonymous with gimmicky pan-Asian hotpot fare.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Vintage ashtrays are also kitschy and can become a focal point.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
The only nod to present-day Kentucky Derby mayhem is the kitschy gift shop, filled with wares for out-of-towners who pop in because some influencer suggested it on TikTok.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
And Just Like That, including designer clothing, Manhattan-traversing stilettos, kitschy furniture, and memorabilia from Big’s death.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2026
And Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) dropped its kitschy, hip-swiveling subject into a delirious fever dream that at the very least made its messy screenplay interesting.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana – a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue, and the occasional pagan ritual.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitschy
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The Formica interior is from the 1960s and is wonderfully kitsch, perfect for that Insta photo.—
Riza Cruz,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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The former's post-apocalyptic cities were nicely sun-scorched and detailed, while the latter's gaudy anime pirates popped with vibrancy.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Both these cousins grow to a comparable size and shape about 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, and combine gaudy spring flowers with scarlet and crimson fall foliage.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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This is really a series of different phone designs, some quite radically different from each other, all unified by a garish sense of luxury.—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
1 May 2026
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Not because of the roving packs of teenagers or even the garish displays of overconsumption, but because mall architecture was high art.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stroll down Main Road and admire houses representing every era of Westport’s long colonial and maritime history, from Cape Cod cottages and colonial saltboxes to showy Greek Revival sea captains’ homes.—
Anna Laird Barto,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Verbenas Easy-to-grow verbena bears showy clusters of red, pink, purple, or white tubular flowers.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Who among us doesn’t have a glitzy skirt that hangs limp in the back of the closet for most of the year?—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
11 May 2026
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All three traveled to the capital for a glitzy awards ceremony hosted by the Foley Foundation.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Variety reported that the cast will be split into two rival film teams competing at the prestigious fest; one camps out at a flashy, palatial hotel on the Croisette and the other at a luxurious hilltop hideaway.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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The Nets don’t need the flashiest workout clip.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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There had been ostentatious boats before — automobile millionaire Henry Dodge had commissioned the luxurious but smaller SS Delphine in the 1920s — but Onassis brought floating plutocratic potency into a whole new age.—
Michael Ballaban,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Where these collections once prioritized open-toed sandals and breezy silhouettes, more ostentatious and conceptual collections have instead followed suit.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Kitschy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitschy. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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