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Recent Examples of kitschy
No maritime theming or kitschy gimmicks, just serene, sophisticated spaces for gathering.
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Katie Riley, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Stay in kitschy Americana accommodations like the nearby Wigwam Motel.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Displays of it, particularly in architecture or public art, are often perceived as tacky, kitschy or, heaven forbid, nouveau riche.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
It’s meant to be a little kitschy.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Kate Spade Outlet Kate Spade creates bags at the intersection of classic and kitschy, and the Kate Spade Outlet is the best place to shop these styles for less.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
The date was May 14, 2023, and Joseph Assad had taken his wife, Michele Rigby Assad, to the Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach, a kitschy beachfront dive, to celebrate her 50th birthday.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
So campy and kitschy and glorious.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Think high-shine chrome finishes, unexpected color pairings, and patterns that feel modern rather than kitschy.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Katie Riley, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Stay in kitschy Americana accommodations like the nearby Wigwam Motel.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Displays of it, particularly in architecture or public art, are often perceived as tacky, kitschy or, heaven forbid, nouveau riche.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
It’s meant to be a little kitschy.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Kate Spade Outlet Kate Spade creates bags at the intersection of classic and kitschy, and the Kate Spade Outlet is the best place to shop these styles for less.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
The date was May 14, 2023, and Joseph Assad had taken his wife, Michele Rigby Assad, to the Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach, a kitschy beachfront dive, to celebrate her 50th birthday.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
So campy and kitschy and glorious.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
Think high-shine chrome finishes, unexpected color pairings, and patterns that feel modern rather than kitschy.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitschy
Adjective
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The neighbors of the Highland Park mansion once owned by MJ now have flexed their muscle not once but twice at proposals to repurpose the gaudy property for something other than a one-family occupier living therein.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The word chintzy, meaning cheap or gaudy, first appears in a letter written by the English Victorian novelist George Eliot to her sister in 1851.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beneath the garish camouflage paint job, this is a first peek at the Peaq, a seven-seater all-electric SUV that’s the biggest, most luxurious and high-tech Škoda ever built.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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Over beats as blunt, chromatic, and gleefully stupid as a Jeff Koons sculpture, the singer has vied to make hyperpop more garish and alarming by being hornier, messier, and more extreme than her peers.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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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And there’s something offensively tawdry that all of this is in mere service of extracting rent.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The gesture is sentimental, showy, and, in all its glitz, moving in a way that haunts me.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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But these were more like performance anomalies than the showy rule of the evening.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This past awards season, Hal & Harper creator Cooper Raiff and his co-star Lili Reinhart crashed a glitzy reception for Song Sung Blue, the biopic for which Kate Hudson went on to receive an Oscar nomination.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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Less glitzy, but nonetheless valuable is what Wax Poetics offers its audience.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Now, Fort Worth has two flashy new options for Mediterranean dining.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Apr. 2026
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In a city rife with steakhouses and flashy openings from around the world, Cantina Contramar is a real celebration of Mexican cuisine and culture.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In equally ostentatious fashion, Corey Gamble showed off a rare gold Audemars Piguet Royal Oak that is rumored to be reserved for just 50 VIP clients.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, nothing here is an ostentatious gastronomical experiment; Peacock Alley serves pigs in a blanket.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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So ranked-choice voting was implemented as a stop-loss remedy — a move to camouflage the practices of an industry devoted to meretricious, often nihilistic entertainments.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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These meretricious narratives play well throughout the Global South.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Kitschy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitschy. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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