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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinsel
Noun
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But reaching well past the black shadow was an abundance of silver glitter.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
14 May 2025
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But Dante sparkles in the spotlight, green glitter gleaming on his spirit animal wings.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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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