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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.
—
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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Tying an Italian surname to the Outfit has become a tattered badge of honor in the antiquated newsroom of certain outlets with truth thrown to the curb.
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This offers the do-it-yourself warrior a simple, direct route from antiquated lead-acid to state-of-the-art lithium without having to search for esoteric parts online.
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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The professors were bitter and angry—angry at a university, a state, and a country where their fields of study were regarded as obsolete, useful only for padding the schedules of STEM students or as a backstop for STEM burnouts.
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All devices will eventually become obsolete and be disposed of, but until such time, the connectivity models mean that almost all products are now IoT devices and require whole-life management.
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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From bold color contrast to sheer layering and retro prints, caftans can be styled far beyond a basic beach coverup.
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The Eastport patio umbrella is Serena & Lily’s interpretation of a retro silhouette adapted to fit a coastal aesthetic.
Adjective
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Inside, its 69 rooms and suites blend chalet coziness with old-world elegance, many offering postcard-worthy views of the Matterhorn.
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Driven by a growing panic over fast-evolving Chinese tech competitors, the old-world rivals are abandoning the tradition of corporate secrecy.
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.
Adjective
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Dovetail Brewery Focusing exclusively on Continental European styles like their smooth and coppery Vienna Lager, Dovetail has an old-school, pretzels-and-sausage vibe.
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Thankfully, the rest of the attraction serves as a reminder that no computer wizardry can out-class old-school theater.
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“Rinky-dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinky-dink. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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