as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
shelves cluttered with tchotchkes from a lifetime of vacations
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Recent Examples of tchotchke
Along one wall, a deep-brown curio cabinet full of tchotchkes and crystal is the resting place for Wells’ trove of speculative fiction awards.
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Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Use it for books, plants, tchotchkes, or all the above.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
It’s adorned with shelves to stash away their favorite books at arm’s reach (or knowing kids, storing tiny toys and tchotchkes galore).
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s not a lobster tchotchke or lighthouse watercolor in sight.
—Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
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Meghan Herbst, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Use it for books, plants, tchotchkes, or all the above.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024
It’s adorned with shelves to stash away their favorite books at arm’s reach (or knowing kids, storing tiny toys and tchotchkes galore).
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s not a lobster tchotchke or lighthouse watercolor in sight.
—Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tchotchke
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Other foxtail plants were not in the photo but nearby ornamentals appeared to be suffering from excessive water too.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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The three most common types of eucalyptus were brought there because people wanted them for either ornamentals or for timber trees.Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Shop small and seek out food, art, crafts, jewelry, clothing, and souvenirs made by Hawaiians, not made to look like they were made by Hawaiians.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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For a more interactive experience, locals rave about The Agora Borealis Marketplace, a one-stop shop for unique fine art and souvenirs.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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The kids decide to rummage through his old stuff, knickknacks from his international travels.EW.com, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Take a stroll through Condé Nast’s halls, where staffers draw inspiration from the spring/summer 2025 collections and replace boughs of holly with knickknacks and doodads dangling from their everyday bags.Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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My butt was covered in ornaments, including large baubles and pointy wooden edges.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Inside, two Christmas trees will be adorned with custom ornaments, such as skis, puffer jackets and Perfect Moment’s signature North Star.Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.New York Times, New York Times, 9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.Washington Post, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2020
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“Tchotchke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tchotchke. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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