tackiness

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Recent Examples of tackiness And because much of the year in Japan is hot and humid, these formulas are often exceptionally lightweight, melting seamlessly into skin without leaving behind the tackiness or chalkiness associated with traditional SPF. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 5 June 2026 Sometimes lemon bars can have a heavy sort of tackiness to them. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026 Using a hybrid rubber compound, this grip delivers excellent tackiness and keeps your hands securely on the club. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Post application, your skin will look so glowy, dewy—practically poreless—without any annoying tackiness, so much so that some shoppers have skipped makeup altogether. — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tackiness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackiness
Noun
  • Keeping with fashion’s theatrics and its own brand of kitsch, Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli introduced the brand’s now-iconic nylon luggage and small-leather-goods line in New York through a one-night-only event.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But Medora is more prosperous; in lieu of dollar stores, there is relentless outlaw kitsch.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • In a variation on her character from Parasite, Cho deftly underplays Yi-je’s insensitivity as another woman projecting a blithe lack of awareness of her privilege.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Sherman is known to savage, with unglamorous insensitivity, the vaunted creative directors of the great houses.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Tackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackiness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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