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Recent Examples of tackiness
Mirojnick said the production team wanted to make the movie aspirational for young, ambitious showgirls, elevating Nomi above the tackiness of ‘90s Vegas to become the figurative queen of the Strip.
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CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The texture is light and gel-like, layers easily under other products, and doesn’t leave any tackiness behind.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
And unlike sticky glosses, lip oils provide high-impact shine without any of the tackiness.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
From the challenges to the judges to the elaborate kitchen set, this show isn’t afraid of risking tackiness in the name of a theme.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The texture is light and gel-like, layers easily under other products, and doesn’t leave any tackiness behind.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
And unlike sticky glosses, lip oils provide high-impact shine without any of the tackiness.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2025
From the challenges to the judges to the elaborate kitchen set, this show isn’t afraid of risking tackiness in the name of a theme.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackiness
Noun
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Tom loves Las Vegas—the kitsch, the unsavory history—and seems almost protective of it.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Critically blasted but massively popular with audiences, this dream project is the height of kitsch, somehow made palatable by Richard’s characteristic earnestness.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hicks, meanwhile, is facing allegations from Democratic candidates of bullying, elitism and racial insensitivity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
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One flashpoint came after comments related to standardized testing sparked accusations of racial insensitivity.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Tackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackiness. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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