as in kitsch
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Recent Examples of tackiness
Like gas station hats and sunglasses and just kind of the tackiness of like midwestern Goodwills.
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James Factora, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
Related article Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Plus, all 18 available designs and colors are incredibly cute and polished (no tackiness in sight!) and start at $10.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 22 July 2024
That’s why the whole cash-grab tackiness of the movie isn’t necessarily a liability.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 July 2024
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James Factora, Them, 6 Feb. 2025
Related article Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam.
—Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Plus, all 18 available designs and colors are incredibly cute and polished (no tackiness in sight!) and start at $10.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 22 July 2024
That’s why the whole cash-grab tackiness of the movie isn’t necessarily a liability.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackiness
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Such an approach is an important current within literary criticism, and a tonic against our book culture’s reflexive humanism, which can become its own kind of kitsch.—
Charles Finch,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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For now, the pieces on display tell a story of dining that goes beyond pure novelty and kitsch to celebrate innovation, design evolution, and artistic influences across centuries and cultures.—
Anna Hezel,
Curbed,
1 Nov. 2024
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“Tackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackiness. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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