as in glitter
something attractive but lacking in substance a book that examines popular fame and finds it to be very disposable tinsel

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Recent Examples of tinsel The Paul Mitchell Hair & Beauty School will be on hand to give fans the pop star treatment with hair tinsel, accent braiding and color pops. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025 Customers are asked to cut the tree into 5-foot pieces and remove all tinsel, decorations and tree stand before putting the tree out. Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2025 And make sure to remove all tinsel, decorations, plastic bags, stands and lights. Shawna Chen, Axios, 1 Jan. 2025 Prevent ingesting ornaments and tinsel Ornaments and tinsel can be hazardous. Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tinsel
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Noun
  • But reaching well past the black shadow was an abundance of silver glitter.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 14 May 2025
  • But Dante sparkles in the spotlight, green glitter gleaming on his spirit animal wings.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The family was surrounded by pink camping tents, plush star and flower pillows, multi-colored balloons, and a cotton candy machine.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 May 2025
  • There’s even a gluten-free cotton candy cookie that looks like a Bi Pride flag.
    Nico Lang, Them., 21 Apr. 2025

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“Tinsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinsel. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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