as in cheap
of low quality
trumpery knickknacks from some souvenir shop
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as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
a lot of the news pertaining to the war effort was loaded with so much trumpery that no one knew how it was really proceeding
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Recent Examples of trumpery
Peter Bergen, CNN, 28 May 2022
So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?
—Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 25 June 2018
Noun
What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?
—Peter Bergen, CNN, 28 May 2022
So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?
—Felipe Fernández-Armesto, WSJ, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpery
Adjective
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Similar to the trend in consumer electronics, in which more computing power and other capability can be packed into smaller devices, satellites have also gotten smaller and cheaper.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
21 Jan. 2025
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Signing a replacement who can cover two positions, like Kelly can, would not be cheap, so that must be considered too.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The word had seemed like nonsense only a moment before.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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Having a terrible job where empty, pandering nonsense is handed down by corporate headquarters.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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When a garbage man showed up this week, Ms. deVicariis was overjoyed after days of cleaning up vegetation.—
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The 55-year-old super’s body was found hidden under Navarro’s bed wrapped in clothing and two garbage bags, one covering his top half, the other covering his lower half.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Texans’ offensive line was mostly poor this season, unable to consistently protect Stroud.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Understand that poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On the evening of January 14, a woman was arrested after allegedly setting multiple piles of rubbish and trash on fire, Jim McDonnell, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, said at a news conference last week.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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Combine principles with experience Anyone can send out glib; motivational rubbish based on principles.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Browns dismantled their offense this year and rebuilt an inferior version in an attempt to appease Deshaun Watson.—
Jason Lloyd,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Aristotle argued that some people, such as those with mental impairments, were inferior to those with greater mental faculties.—
Monti Datta,
The Conversation,
9 Jan. 2025
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Trumpery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpery. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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