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Recent Examples of schmaltz
At the heart of the kitchen is a spinning rotisserie loaded with chickens—whose drippings are used to make crisp, golden schmaltz potatoes.
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Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Everyone wants to see the Sandman bring back the worst behavior of his iconic A–hole-in-one character, and even tempered with a bit of sentimental-dad schmaltz, the Gilmore-goes-wild act is still potent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
But Diamond’s career — kind of like Phil Collins’ — has long been a mix of true talent and schmaltz.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Doerr, meanwhile, creates a tender kind of suspense, alive and surprising and hopeful without careening into schmaltz.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Everyone wants to see the Sandman bring back the worst behavior of his iconic A–hole-in-one character, and even tempered with a bit of sentimental-dad schmaltz, the Gilmore-goes-wild act is still potent.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2025
But Diamond’s career — kind of like Phil Collins’ — has long been a mix of true talent and schmaltz.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 5 June 2025
Doerr, meanwhile, creates a tender kind of suspense, alive and surprising and hopeful without careening into schmaltz.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schmaltz
Noun
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And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by toxic sludge on its floor.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The black goo helped bring about the end of the Engineers; the xenomorphs, the end of various colonist human groups; and now the Lost Boys are wrenching the world from their adult overlords.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Once the goo is on her, ideally, Ellen will just chill until the substance cures or whatever the heck it’s supposed to do.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Schmaltz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schmaltz. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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