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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
corny violin music during the movie's love scenes
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as in rustical
tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated
the audience groaned as the emcee told one corny joke after another
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Recent Examples of corny
That may sound corny, but the film successfully transcends holiday clichés to focus on the loneliness of the season.
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Just pulling up on him, hearing his corny jokes or his laugh.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
So many lesser filmmakers would have made this corny and maybe even a little unbearable.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
The occasionally ribald comedy leans into, ahem, corny jokes.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Just pulling up on him, hearing his corny jokes or his laugh.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2024
So many lesser filmmakers would have made this corny and maybe even a little unbearable.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
The occasionally ribald comedy leans into, ahem, corny jokes.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corny
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John Lennon's sons Sean Ono Lennon and Julian Lennon recently spent some time together in a sentimental place.Gil Macias, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Although perceived as a vindictive album, Reputation is also a sentimental one, with its fair share of love songs.Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Their puck play was sloppy, their penalty kill was awful and they got consistently outworked by the Canadiens.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Another failed sloppy takedown briefly put Covington on the ground.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Contractual hokey cokey aside, Liverpool continue to fly despite having to rely on three early Christmas presents from Southampton’s extremely generous defence on Sunday — with Salah sparking the comeback when Alex McCarthy was caught hopelessly out of position (below).Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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But the hokey commercial unveiling allows Manfredi to gather his lovable crew, many of whom are featured in the spot, for a group hug at his house.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024
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Its juicy cheeseburgers and sweet, sticky Hershey's brand milkshakes and sundaes were the stuff of daydreams.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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The dough should be sticky, which makes great sufganiyot!Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
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There’s a fair share of cornball dialogue in Cornelius Uliano and Bryan Schulz’s screenplay, as well as an excess of reassuring schmaltz at the fadeout.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024
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Another scream for this bad, unabashedly cornball line.Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024
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Words like warm and rustic and near Sweetgreen come to mind.Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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The ruling in Los Angeles Superior Court resolves a contentious fight over one of SoCal’s most iconic music venues, a rustic roadhouse on a former movie set that has hosted countless acts from Paul McCartney and Robert Plant to Lana Del Rey and Jamie xx.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Corny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corny. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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