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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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At the Garden, the team made a garish uniform color-scheme switch in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, from classic Knicks orange to maroon.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
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Divine is a garish spectacle in all the best ways.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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The lines are clean and sharp, the palette muted, approaching grayscale (which makes later splashes of color, like in the gaudy decor of a talk show or the blood-rust-red of a post-apocalyptic sky, pop even more), and motion within the frame is kept to a minimum.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The Rockies, a team used to playing at altitude and putting up gaudy numbers, are in Sin City for the weekend, so who’s to say what those games will look like.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Avoiding tacky items ensures your space feels intentional, refined, and welcoming.—
Jane Kim,
The Spruce,
16 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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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.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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Most of the film’s cast is expected to attend the glitzy world premiere at the festival later this evening, taking place at Taormina’s imposing Greek theater.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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The girl group, known for their fashionable and trendy ensembles, have traded their glitzy stage costumes for casual looks, befitting a group of young women in a rare moment of rest.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Magic 84 announced the Si Papa closing on social media, thanking Kush Hospitality for use of the space, which used to be Vicky’s House, a retro milkshake bar with a kitschy 1980s design.—
Connie Ogle
June 15,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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Stallone wears the showy boots featuring tassels and a Nike swoosh in the opening montage of the 1982 film.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Roses are one of the most popular flowers in the world due to their showy blooms and enticing fragrance.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
16 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
Cite this Entry
“Tinselly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinselly. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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