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Recent Examples of rinky-dink
Because these were not your rinky-dink state fair ziplines.
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Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
And there was a asymmetric warfare going on, frankly, between this rinky-dink Substack and this massive consortium of media companies pushing Olivia’s account in front of everyone and the truth in my view went out.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
The only problem is that, for years, true challengers have been forced to participate in rinky-dink Turkey Trot 5Ks.
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Maeve Dunigan,
New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2025
Despite the anodyne cinematography, special effects that look rinky-dink compared to Oppenheimer, and a color palette more suited to an episode of The A-Team than serious cinema, the movie really scared me.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, the rinky-dink webcam built into your laptop cannot come close to competing with your handset.
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PC Magazine,
25 Sep. 2025
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.
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Christian Lewis,
Variety,
12 July 2024
Only the majesty of the West was good enough for them—they'd never deign to spend a weekend on one of the rinky-dink mountains of the Northeast.
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Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Oct. 2022
Amber Harding Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
And there was a asymmetric warfare going on, frankly, between this rinky-dink Substack and this massive consortium of media companies pushing Olivia’s account in front of everyone and the truth in my view went out.
—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
The only problem is that, for years, true challengers have been forced to participate in rinky-dink Turkey Trot 5Ks.
—
Maeve Dunigan,
New Yorker,
25 Nov. 2025
Despite the anodyne cinematography, special effects that look rinky-dink compared to Oppenheimer, and a color palette more suited to an episode of The A-Team than serious cinema, the movie really scared me.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, the rinky-dink webcam built into your laptop cannot come close to competing with your handset.
—
PC Magazine,
25 Sep. 2025
This is not going to be some rinky-dink 80-minute sketch show.
—
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
Only the majesty of the West was good enough for them—they'd never deign to spend a weekend on one of the rinky-dink mountains of the Northeast.
—
Todd Plummer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinky-dink
Adjective
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The modern Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar system replaced the aircraft’s antiquated radar.
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Farms open up between the forestry, and the antiquated Martindale Chief Diner hangs on a curb.
Adjective
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Revisiting that article in the age of Musk the trillionaire feels almost quaint.
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The official kickoff temperature was a quaint 83 degrees.
Adjective
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Recent highs have easily blown past 47 degrees Celsius, rendering existing guidelines obsolete even as emissions from human activity continue to drive global temperatures higher.
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Newsom said the state tracker is the first of its kind in the nation as California companies like OpenAI and Anthropic have exploded in growth and simultaneously warned that their products could render most white-collar jobs obsolete.
Adjective
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This old-time favorite is always a good idea.
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Nearly 60 years later, El Sombrero remains a classic old-time restaurant, almost like a little museum of Tex-Mex food on the edge of the north Fort Worth suburb.
Adjective
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The silhouette combined suede and tonal fabric with clean lines and a compact profile that evoked retro athletic sneakers.
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With decor that celebrates its retro roots, guests can stretch their way through daily beach yoga classes, and use the Kimpton’s bikes, boogie boards, and children’s beach toys—all included in the daily resort fee.
Adjective
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This look is perfect for modern farmhouse styles and old-world or country aesthetics.
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What’s certain is their European background gave the home an air of old-world grandeur.
Adjective
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Advocates argued that decades of studies had identified the most effective ways to teach reading, which included teaching kids to sound out words using old-fashioned phonics, while emphasizing vocabulary and comprehension.
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The 1,800-square-foot Encinitas location, modeled after the company’s flagship in Costa Mesa, is designed to resemble a 1950s-style diner, complete with chrome accents and an old-fashioned pie case.
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And buyers will be able to build it into the tiny pickup of their dreams, whether that means transforming it into an old-school SUV or swapping out stock body panels for a more personalized look.
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In images from April, an old-school Soviet ZU-23 anti-aircraft system is towed by oxen.
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“Rinky-dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinky-dink. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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