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
Selena Gomez stunned in a plunging black top and gold tinsel skirt for a date night with Benny Blanco.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
For three years now, the farm has served their Nigerian Pygmy goats donated Christmas trees; free of ornaments, tinsel, and any other side dish, of course.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Mariah Carey isn't ready to put away her tinsel!
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Remove all ornaments, tinsel, garland and plastic or metal stands.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
For three years now, the farm has served their Nigerian Pygmy goats donated Christmas trees; free of ornaments, tinsel, and any other side dish, of course.
—Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Mariah Carey isn't ready to put away her tinsel!
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Remove all ornaments, tinsel, garland and plastic or metal stands.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tinsel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinsel
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Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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The collection, sold exclusively at Ulta starting April 29, includes glitter, glitter and more glitter, obviously.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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For a few seconds, everyone at Progressive Field — players, umpires, fans, cotton candy vendors — stared at the video board, awaiting the handy diagram that would determine whether the Cleveland Guardians’ lead was in jeopardy.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Outside of the chocolate brown shade, other honorable mentions include the Multicolor Stripe that’s reminiscent of cotton candy, and Vivid Red.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Tinsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinsel. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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