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Recent Examples of tackiness
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.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Material Many golf club grips incorporate some form of rubber because of its tackiness and ability to hold up in all weather conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Like gas station hats and sunglasses and just kind of the tackiness of like midwestern Goodwills.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
Related article Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Material Many golf club grips incorporate some form of rubber because of its tackiness and ability to hold up in all weather conditions.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
Like gas station hats and sunglasses and just kind of the tackiness of like midwestern Goodwills.
—James Factora, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
Related article Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackiness
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Tucked behind a playful pink door on NE 30th Ave, Gabbiano’s serves unapologetically hearty, red-sauce classics with just the right amount of kitsch.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Today, the island, now better known as Statia, is one of the least known in the Caribbean, free of touristy kitsch and crowds.—
Jeannette Cooperman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Aug. 2025
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Sabrina Carpenter has been accused of insensitivity after a lyric in her new album referenced wishing agoraphobia upon someone.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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In an era where automation underpins everything from customer service to internal HR processes, the line between efficiency and insensitivity has never been thinner.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Tackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackiness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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