as in ornamentals
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
shelves cluttered with tchotchkes from a lifetime of vacations
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Recent Examples of tchotchkes
Makes sense—after all, a vintage-loving girlie’s got to save room on the tour bus for just a couple tchotchkes to bring home from the road, right?
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Amelia Edelman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
The market offers local tchotchkes and a few snacks, but the real winner is the Pizza Boxx counter-service restaurant inside.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
This means items like family photos, personal mementos and memorabilia, tchotchkes, and taste-and hobby-specific items should be packed away, Beauchamp says.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026
There are no tchotchkes, nothing superfluous.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain?
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Mimosa Echard won the Prix Marcel Duchamp and exhibited the installation Escape more at the Centre Pompidou in Paris—a display consisting of glass walls, streams of water and urine, pollen, ginkgo tree eggs, newsprint, films, and assorted tchotchkes, among other items.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Taylor then lights a cigarette, sets the tchotchkes aflame, and fury-walks out the door.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
The sturdy, striking display is the perfect home for your favorite products, candles, and tchotchkes.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026
Amelia Edelman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026
The market offers local tchotchkes and a few snacks, but the real winner is the Pizza Boxx counter-service restaurant inside.
—Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
This means items like family photos, personal mementos and memorabilia, tchotchkes, and taste-and hobby-specific items should be packed away, Beauchamp says.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026
There are no tchotchkes, nothing superfluous.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain?
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
In 2022, Mimosa Echard won the Prix Marcel Duchamp and exhibited the installation Escape more at the Centre Pompidou in Paris—a display consisting of glass walls, streams of water and urine, pollen, ginkgo tree eggs, newsprint, films, and assorted tchotchkes, among other items.
—Theo Belci, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Taylor then lights a cigarette, sets the tchotchkes aflame, and fury-walks out the door.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
The sturdy, striking display is the perfect home for your favorite products, candles, and tchotchkes.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tchotchkes
Noun
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This substance, aptly named powdery mildew, is a common fungus that affects an array of ornamentals, vegetables, and herbs.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
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Garlic, onions, chives, and other plants in the allium family, including ornamentals, have a strong and pungent odor that repels an assortment of garden pests.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar all stock cooking tools, small appliances and storage helpers that go beyond cheap plastic novelties, and a handful are genuinely worth grabbing on your next run.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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The two-day festival will feature more than 90 vendor booths lining Broadway with arts, crafts, clothing, novelties, gifts and food.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
19 May 2026
Noun
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But early last Saturday evening, two bullets shattered the glass between displays of Christmas ornaments and dining plates.—
Matt Viser,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Since anybody recalled, the gate had been topped with decorative ornaments.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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From furniture to vases to kitchen bowls to knickknacks, vintage goods are interior design treasures, and their quality often holds up longer than new purchases.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
16 May 2026
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Add a natural wood or wicker coffee table to the living room, or stack some stone knickknacks on a side table.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If someone was caught, and murdered, scraps of their body were circulated as souvenirs and passed down through generations of white families as heirlooms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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No collecting souvenirs, like flowers or antlers.—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Perhaps in imitation of the former occupant—known only through the photographs, books, textiles, and trinkets covering the walls and the floor—Liden sits topless at a piano.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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To their surprise, there are only seven small boxes, containing photos, sketches, notes, and a scattering of trinkets to go through.—
Bianca Betancourt,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tchotchkes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tchotchkes. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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