knickknack

variants also nicknack

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Recent Examples of knickknack On a rainy March morning in Studio City, Los Angeles, Kaitlyn Dever and I meet up to paint ceramic knickknacks. Katie Heaney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2025 Don’t fill your space with knickknacks from a one-stop shopping spree. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025 It’s filled with racks of clothes, art and dinosaur knickknacks. Lia Picard, New York Times, 3 May 2025 Within the complete box set are 15 CDs of demos, rarities, outtakes, alternate versions, and three full live albums; a 128-page book; four DVDs including concert, studio, and TV footage; and various merch knickknacks, along with the remastered album on a double-LP. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for knickknack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knickknack
Noun
  • Scales attack a variety of plants including woody ornamentals such as boxwoods, camellias and hollies, young trees such as maples, and houseplants.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 26 June 2025
  • To maintain healthy ornamentals that bloom abundantly, avoid pruning these 10 plants in summer.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • Along with a glimmering Christmas display of ornaments and decorations, the Guamans have collections of garden and holiday gnomes.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
  • The eponymous brand founder and creative director, Temple St. Clair, creates pieces and designs that reflect her passion for the history of jewelry and gold — with the traditions of personal ornaments and storytelling at the heart of her brand ethos.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 6 June 2025

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“Knickknack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knickknack. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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