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Recent Examples of tinselly
The precocious designer became a supernova thanks to continuous toil in a tinselly milieu that prizes leisure and luxury.
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Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tinselly
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Ryan enjoys the performances of Quinn and Hechinger, both perversely weird and in garish face powder and recalling Joaquin Phoenix’s incestuous turn in the first film, but the movie doesn’t quite go far enough into the twisted and weird.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Tom did grow up an orphan, under the care of his garish Aunt Dottie.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2024
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The gaudy designs of fan-favorite heroes were toned down, their costumes shaded in muted tones.Jack King, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Textures don’t have to be too gaudy but should add an interesting aspect to your look.Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
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Alexis Couture has the idea to throw a tacky bridesmaid dress party, and that is perhaps the first good and original theme that a Housewife has ever thought up on this show.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Nothing says your Southern Mama failed in raising you like a bunch of tacky nonsense coming out of your mouth, especially in front of the preacher's wife.Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2024
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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In addition to riling the MPAA, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s lurid, controversial title would end up putting it directly into the crosshairs of the nation’s squeamish and easily offended critics.Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sun Exposure: Part to full shade Soil Type: Moist, well-draining, rich Soil pH: Slightly acidic to Neutral (6.5-7.5) USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9 Hostas are well known for their showy foliage—and their propensity to attract slugs and snails.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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The former President’s Boeing 757, known as Trump Force One, performed a showy flyover as thousands of supporters cheered.Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
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Paparazzi stalked him for tawdry headlines about his divorce with his first wife, Sadie Frost, in 2003, and he was even hacked by the U.K. tabloid News of the World, under secret surveillance for years without knowing it.Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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But our concern is not with tawdry tales of Ferraris, Rolexes, and ball gowns.Steve Weisman, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
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Denzel Washington stars as Macrinus, a meretricious arms dealer who own a stable of gladiators, while Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger are brothers and ruling emperors.Zoe Guy, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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But as a character study, with Holocaust themes deepening the stakes of the domestic turmoil, the play holds up extremely well in its critique of a world that has lost its capacity for silence and that is prepared to sacrifice literature for meretricious distraction.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024
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Setting aside the general question of how necessary this show is to begin with, nothing here comes across as particularly tasteless.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Who is Tony Hinchcliffe? Hinchcliffe, raised in Youngstown, Ohio, is a stand-up comedian who specializes in the roast style, in which comedians take the podium to needle a celebrity victim with personal and often tasteless jokes.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Tinselly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinselly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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