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Recent Examples of twee
There’s a note of self-congratulation running through this work too — tricky to pinpoint because it comes swathed in both twee humility and real suffering.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026
Short stubby legs and a rounded headboard also amplify the twee appeal of the frame.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026
Silhouettes from the 1960s, such as twee miniskirts and babydoll dresses, were crafted in rich fabrics and Hitchcockian hues.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The bangs were definitely a holdover from my Zooey Deschanel/New Girl twee era.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026
Short stubby legs and a rounded headboard also amplify the twee appeal of the frame.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2026
Silhouettes from the 1960s, such as twee miniskirts and babydoll dresses, were crafted in rich fabrics and Hitchcockian hues.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The bangs were definitely a holdover from my Zooey Deschanel/New Girl twee era.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twee
Adjective
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Watchful, precocious and utterly un-cutesy in the compelling performance of Maya O’Rourke, Inés moves freely around her grandparents’ mountain ski lodge while her mother and father are away.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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If this all sounds a little too safe and cutesy, then there are still the occasional absurdisms which lean into his reputation as a one-man chaos machine.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The movie is simultaneously more depressing than the original and more saccharine, with a repellent amount of affection between characters who should know better.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The symbol of the rainbow is saccharine, an easy metaphor, but who cares.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But Kore-eda is more interested in a smiley-happy outcome of mutual accord, which is pushed into sentimental overdrive by increasingly cloying slatherings of Bandoh’s score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But there’s another side of Lennon that was almost the sentimental counter- reaction to his own cynicism.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Even its final bars of Gregorian chanting, one of many bells and whistles stuffed between the mawkish choruses, can’t lift this track out of the morass.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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The book’s final section, comprising a reunion at a funeral, could have been mawkish but instead is moving … A riveting tale.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And also very joyous without being sentimental or cloying.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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But Kore-eda is more interested in a smiley-happy outcome of mutual accord, which is pushed into sentimental overdrive by increasingly cloying slatherings of Bandoh’s score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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In the way that Harrison looks to the Bible for models of relationships and drama, Cappa’s Haha, You Clowns looks to schmaltzy sitcoms and after school specials.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
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Its almost schmaltzy final notes are a brilliant companion to Coppola’s unforgettable ending.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Neighborhood/area Quiet Mayfair scores nil points for cool and trendy, but those wanting a chocolate-box vision of London full of elegant Georgian townhouses, refined restaurants, and Savile Row shops can get their full fix here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Jan. 2026
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Some Meyers loyalists might opt for The Holiday, with its fake chocolate-box cottage and rom-com clichés.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Visits would culminate in tears and maudlin mutual reassurances.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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The maudlin song, whose lyrics too sincere to be funny, will appear on the group’s upcoming Everyone for Ten Minutes, out May 22.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Twee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twee. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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