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travel kits filled with small bars of soap, a folding toothbrush, and other novelties
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Recent Examples of novelties
Best Shopping Desert General Store Zuchowicki and his wife Françoise Lazard curate a selection of clothing, jewelry, souvenirs, novelties, and books at Desert General Store, importing items from around the world.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Sumo is both sport and spectacle, a pageantry of difference celebrating novelties like Ozora Buzaemon, who competed in just one tournament in March 1827 but became a national sensation owing to his extraordinary height of more than seven feet.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
To balance the brand’s strong core category, novelties like twisted inseams, studs, vintage coatings that give denim a touch of sheen and flocked velvet finishing are included in the women’s range.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
The latest Coco Crush novelties feature the supple necklace and choker along with Signatures creations with the Ruban and Comète collections.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Revenue from the sales of programs, novelties, parking and concession dropped even more sharply—down 40%, from $858,548 to $511,960—while team-specific royalties fell 21% from $470,749 to $370,408.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
There’s much to look forward to—the novelties due to come out at LVMH’s 2026 Watch Week in Milan later this month, for starters—but also much to fret over.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
The hero of the book’s first section is the sixteenth-century Spanish priest and writer Bartolomé de las Casas, who straddled the Old World and the New, issuing startling moral novelties to both.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Vendors will also sell warm drinks, hot dogs and novelties as participants march along the parade route.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2026
Sumo is both sport and spectacle, a pageantry of difference celebrating novelties like Ozora Buzaemon, who competed in just one tournament in March 1827 but became a national sensation owing to his extraordinary height of more than seven feet.
—Joshua Hunt, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
To balance the brand’s strong core category, novelties like twisted inseams, studs, vintage coatings that give denim a touch of sheen and flocked velvet finishing are included in the women’s range.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026
The latest Coco Crush novelties feature the supple necklace and choker along with Signatures creations with the Ruban and Comète collections.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
Revenue from the sales of programs, novelties, parking and concession dropped even more sharply—down 40%, from $858,548 to $511,960—while team-specific royalties fell 21% from $470,749 to $370,408.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
There’s much to look forward to—the novelties due to come out at LVMH’s 2026 Watch Week in Milan later this month, for starters—but also much to fret over.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026
The hero of the book’s first section is the sixteenth-century Spanish priest and writer Bartolomé de las Casas, who straddled the Old World and the New, issuing startling moral novelties to both.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2025
Vendors will also sell warm drinks, hot dogs and novelties as participants march along the parade route.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelties
Noun
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The kitchen is no exception with cookware and gadgets that turn everyday cooking into a glacier-chic moment.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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While a reliable snow shovel is essential, adding smart gadgets like an automatic car starter or a quality ice melt to your arsenal can make those frosty mornings far less daunting.—
Casey DelBasso,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The B vitamin, while often touted as a hair growth miracle, has little scientific evidence to support this notion; that said, biotin has been shown to add hydration to dry hair, leaving it bouncy, shiny, and soft.—
Sophie Wirt,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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But unfortunately for expressway drivers everywhere, that notion didn’t last.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But the wider variety in the group stage, slightly counterintuitively, creates less variety at the business end of the tournament.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Grab ‘em in black (pictured above) and a variety of colors, including gray, navy, and berry, though prices vary by style, and keep scrolling for more comfortable work pants, below.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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