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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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This can be thrown over any outfit or paired with full outdoor gear, depending on your plans, and avoids looking too garish or sporty.—
Alexandra Pereira,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite nods to the Disney brand, the interiors are far from garish, with elegant fittings and subtle artwork throughout the ship.—
Helen Wright,
TheWeek,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Racers live up to their name with fast pace and gaudy point totals.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Jessica Chastain, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ (2022) Even with a makeup job and wardrobe that grow gaudier through the biopic, Chastain does a heavenly job playing real-life televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The formula isn’t sticky or tacky.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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He would’ve been mortified to see that kind of tacky scandal on what was a family show.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The electricity of this Ivanov can sometimes give it a lurid, Frankenstein-ish quality, and the unabashed intensity works.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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While there’s nothing particularly distinctive stylistically or otherwise about her investigative storytelling here, the film pulls us into its narrative quest, avoiding the more lurid external trappings of standard true-crime entertainment.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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An Alice + Olivia glitzy denim miniskirt here, a KidSuper floral pantsuit there, with each outfit paired with custom acrylics.—
Jordan Robinson,
SELF,
19 Mar. 2026
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And that’s Dublin’s story today mostly, all tarted up with lots of glitzy hip places; Thai and Asian-fusion restaurants and all the rest.—
Jody Mamone,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kate Spade Outlet Kate Spade creates bags at the intersection of classic and kitschy, and the Kate Spade Outlet is the best place to shop these styles for less.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
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The date was May 14, 2023, and Joseph Assad had taken his wife, Michele Rigby Assad, to the Sandbar Sports Grill in Cocoa Beach, a kitschy beachfront dive, to celebrate her 50th birthday.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Above each table, a showy chandelier mimics grapes on the vine, and below, abstract imagery inspired by California topography is woven into the carpet.—
Annemarie Dooling,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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They were modified, reproduced, and outfitted in showy décor, becoming a key way of getting around for working-class Filipinos.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And there’s something offensively tawdry that all of this is in mere service of extracting rent.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
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Shane, whose run in All Out at the Nederlander Theater ends March 8, took some time to show Condé Nast Traveler some of his favorite Manhattan haunts—from a five-star hotel to a tawdry nightclub to the first brow aesthetician that put him at ease.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Tinselly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinselly. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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