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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinselly
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And yes, the bottles are kind of garish, but don’t judge a fragrance based on its packaging!
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There are few things a Los Angeles local is less likely to do than take a Hollywood sightseeing tour on a big, garish bus.
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The Saudi Suite A wedding gift from Crown Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia, the Burmese sapphire and diamond Saudi Suite consisted of a necklace, pendants, a ring, a bracelet, earrings, and a rather gaudy watch.
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Chawinga, the back-to-back league MVP, has been a top on-field producer for the Current since arriving in 2024 as a relative unknown, despite gaudy statistics at Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan.
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Colored Pebbles and Artificial Finishes A backyard can start to look tacky when surfaces and finishes look overly synthetic or flat.
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The mochi itself is soft and plush (never stale or tacky), and the ice cream is lusciously dense and creamy.
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Unlike Magazine Dreams, the modest but satisfying Test avoids the lurid descent into violent psychodrama that swerved into hallucinatory Taxi Driver territory and undercut that film’s integrity.
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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.
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There were many business, political and corporate VIPs on hand, including Aurora Mayor John Laesch, who did not speak at the event but stood quietly in the crowd, listening and taking pictures of the glitzy surroundings and boisterous activities.
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Each one becomes a part of the fabric of Fashion Week, but their disparate problems are a far cry from the glitzy event’s self-importance.
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The lobby’s retro Sweet N’ Glow Salon’s color scheme is as pink as a packet of Sweet N’ Low sugar substitute, complete with beehive hair dryers, vintage magazines, and a kitschy wig collection.
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By the 21st century many Bostonians found the nickname old-fashioned and kitschy, but that doesn’t make the idea of Boston baked beans any less delicious.
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The showy, low-maintenance shrub is resistant to pests and diseases and thrives in partial sun to partial shade.
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Hibiscus plants add tropical flair to summer gardens with their large, showy flowers and glossy green foliage.
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So graceful and powerful, without feeling tawdry.
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Chicago stories, books about music or celebrities, history lessons, or tawdry, trashy novels that are secretly good?
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“Tinselly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinselly. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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