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Recent Examples of tinselly
The precocious designer became a supernova thanks to continuous toil in a tinselly milieu that prizes leisure and luxury.
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Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinselly
Adjective
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Her music owned up to being horny, garish, and superficial, but could scan as thin or cheap when held up to other kinds of ethical or political scrutiny.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
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The film charts how Suzuki redefined postwar Japanese cinema by defying the conventions of the studio system, forging a style built on garish pop-art imagery and aggressive formal experimentation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Thanks to gaudy numbers, the South Carolina recruit rarely sees a lot of pitches to hit.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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There’s no room, however, to elevate the presidency created by the revolution of 1776 into a gaudy cult of personality.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Thoughtful design choices prevent spaces from looking tacky or outdated.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
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Paint the walls, opt for an interesting wallpaper pattern, replace the toilet and vanity, swap out tacky old hardware for stylish knobs and pulls, and install new light fixtures.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Like so many episodes of household violence, that night came to seem like a hallucination, a lurid memory of something that wasn’t connected to our life together and so would eventually, lacking any handhold, fade away.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Shawn's Ray Wilkins, meanwhile, shows back up in his old flame Brenda's life during a breathtakingly lurid Sinners send-up that takes the form of a confessional sermon in a Southern church.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The collaboration—which is just the latest between the automaker and the studio’s parent company, Disney—is meant to be more than just a glitzy marketing ploy.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 June 2026
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This glitzy new take comes from a trio — Jason Howland and Nathan Tysen providing the music and Kait Kerrigan the book — who largely follow the main beats of the novel.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Thematically, the park was a nostalgic throwback, with a classic — if sometimes kitschy — presentation of American iconography and history.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Additionally, chunky metal belts and kitschy bags are other ways Texans add a bit of personality to their looks.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Each composition, cut, and camera move is expressive and carefully selected, and the lighting by cinematographer Ellen Kuras is beautiful without feeling self-conscious or showy.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 June 2026
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But Raman — whose husband is veteran 30 Rock writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran — has quietly subverted her showy target in a way befitting that series.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Chicago stories, books about music or celebrities, history lessons, or tawdry, trashy novels that are secretly good?—
Kayla Samoy,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Tinselly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinselly. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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