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Recent Examples of rinky-dink
This is not going to be some rinky-dink 80-minute sketch show.
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Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Daniel Kluger and Drew Levy’s sound design is magnificently unsubtle, and Kluger’s interstitial piano music is spot-on: vaguely period with the quality of being played on the side of the stage on a rinky-dink upright.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
The film starts in the characters’ present with Art and Patrick facing off at the 2019 Phil’s Tire Town Challenge in New Rochelle, N.Y., a surprisingly rinky-dink backdrop for all of the fraught flashbacks to come.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
From the outside, Michigan Stadium looks rinky-dink, because three-quarters of it is below ground level.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
By comparison, the scene in Fort Lauderdale was rinky-dink.
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
The movie casts Falk as a minor antagonist, a bulldog who was trying to keep MJ away from rinky-dink lil’ Nike.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2023
If your options always seem to be a heavy, bulky flashlight or a rinky-dink junk drawer gadget, take heed: the perfect happy medium does exist.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2023
Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Daniel Kluger and Drew Levy’s sound design is magnificently unsubtle, and Kluger’s interstitial piano music is spot-on: vaguely period with the quality of being played on the side of the stage on a rinky-dink upright.
—Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024
The film starts in the characters’ present with Art and Patrick facing off at the 2019 Phil’s Tire Town Challenge in New Rochelle, N.Y., a surprisingly rinky-dink backdrop for all of the fraught flashbacks to come.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
From the outside, Michigan Stadium looks rinky-dink, because three-quarters of it is below ground level.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
By comparison, the scene in Fort Lauderdale was rinky-dink.
—Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 23 July 2023
The movie casts Falk as a minor antagonist, a bulldog who was trying to keep MJ away from rinky-dink lil’ Nike.
—Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2023
If your options always seem to be a heavy, bulky flashlight or a rinky-dink junk drawer gadget, take heed: the perfect happy medium does exist.
—Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinky-dink
Adjective
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Murkowski, however, told Thune and the administration all along that tightening eligibility and work requirements for public benefits wouldn’t work for her state’s antiquated system.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
1 July 2025
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The hospital also had antiquated wiring in the operating room, necessitating an upgrade as new technology has become available to support surgeries.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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While the route often conjures images of quaint small towns, its foundation, said historian and author Jim Hinckley, has always been rooted in Chicago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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The season’s heat instantly invokes daydreams of strolls through quaint neighborhoods, outdoor dining, and sunset sails on crystal clear waters.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Revenue further dried up when the 30-year deal for affordable housing upstairs ended and the operator pulled out, leaving behind a warren of tiny, obsolete studio apartments that the city could not decide what to do with.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2025
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But, still, Tannahill gets us to wonder: Why are so many romance novels written about an obsolete nobility?—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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La Bistro, 722 Grapevine Highway, Hurst, is an old-time fine-dining Italian restaurant open nightly for dinner.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 July 2025
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Some of the old-time American and Native American names for the July full moon include the full buck moon because this time of year buck deer begin sprouting out new antlers.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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With Low Life, the streamer appears to be leaning into retro noir stylings and anti-hero dynamics, aiming to replicate the international appeal of Big Bet and Narco-Saints.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2025
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Amid all the showmanship on Thursday, hosted by a faux Austin Powers, there will be retro music and dancing.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Opened in September 2022, Casa Cipriani Milano sees the group return to its roots, embodying the very best of classic Milanese hospitality and design, while reconciling it with the old-world feel of an English gentleman’s club.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
10 July 2025
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Pop-up TVs were installed in the salon and the owner’s suite so that the tech wouldn’t detract from the old-world feel.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Hochberg's team linked Nagle's brain to a computer using old-fashioned wires that passed through his skull.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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The Dash Fresh Pop popcorn maker is the same old-fashioned air popper that raised a generation of children in the ’70s and ’80s.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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The event Friday morning also brought out lowriders, which bounced as old-school hip-hop blasted from the car’s speakers, encouraging people to cheer and take videos with their cellphones.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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The Isley Brothers gave us old-school stage presence turned up all the way up!—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
5 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Rinky-dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinky-dink. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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