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At the time, unnatural hair color was considered gaudy, a threat to the beloved ingenue aesthetic boasted by female stars such as Audrey Hepburn.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025 -
But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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There were, and probably still are, several unbreakable rules to these fortnightly comics, with their garish covers and lurid titles.—
Alexander Rose,
Air Mail,
28 June 2025
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Gone are the lopsided berets, garish prints, and impossible volumes.—
Blanca de Almandoz,
Glamour,
19 June 2025
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Then there’s the cup holder cover, a small detail, which is tawdry and lets the expensive-feeling cabin down a bit.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 May 2025
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Netflix shows can do the same thing even with a binge model — but Pulse simply isn’t the same kind of big, showy event series as a Wednesday or Squid Game or even Department Q.—
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
11 July 2025
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But now’s the time to go to the prairie to see this showy plant in its full regalia.—
Sheryl DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Transparent — these see-through beauts with wrap-up ankle straps are in a league of their own, saying a lot without ever appearing too flashy.—
Stacia Datskovska,
WWD,
15 Mar. 2025
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Amid the classic, flashy film and television premieres this week at SXSW, the festival also offered a forum for burgeoning creators to showcase their work in the Independent TV Pilot Program.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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The winner of a 2025 Robb Report Best of the Best Award for its central staircase, Eternal Spark’s interior bears a family resemblance to its sistership, Camila, but is a bit more ostentatious.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
7 July 2025
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Season 1 saw them and their nearly grown children, Larry (Harry Richardson) and Gladys (Taissa Farmiga), move into an ostentatious mansion on old-money 61st St. Bertha set about scheming to rule high society the way her husband dominated business.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 June 2025
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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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The wedding is a predictably tacky affair given that the groom is Kirby Kowalczyk (Haley Joel Osment), the creator of the BALLZilla energy drink and its associated MLM scheme.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Water Tower does not need more dentist’s offices or cosmetic surgeons or tacky torture museums.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 July 2025
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“Kitschy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitschy. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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