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as in cheap
costing little
for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward
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as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
her husband can be pretty chintzy when it comes to buying gifts for others
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Recent Examples of chintzy
Contributor Yelena Moroz Alpert finds Brooklinen’s prints a good midway point between something too chintzy or something too dull, and thinks highly of the material as well.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s just something about repackaging cinematic grandeur in a chintzy tech package that lets all the air out of the balloon.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Lopatin delves into his longtime concerns over media and memory by constructing a lush, time-drunk soundscape that echoes the chintzy Fairlights, DX7s, and Synclaviers of the film’s pop songs.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
The old woman ushers them warmly into her home, leading them through a chintzy hallway toward a living room door.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2026
There’s just something about repackaging cinematic grandeur in a chintzy tech package that lets all the air out of the balloon.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Lopatin delves into his longtime concerns over media and memory by constructing a lush, time-drunk soundscape that echoes the chintzy Fairlights, DX7s, and Synclaviers of the film’s pop songs.
—Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 Dec. 2025
The old woman ushers them warmly into her home, leading them through a chintzy hallway toward a living room door.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chintzy
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Idaho residents have far cheaper license and hunting tag prices than nonresidents, as well as far more hunting tag opportunities than nonresidents.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Apr. 2026
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The carrier is launching new, cheaper tiers for its top-end Polaris and premium economy cabins that come with many of the same perks — but plenty of restrictions too.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
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Orion is a tight space for four people to navigate, so the crew members have a careful choreography to maximize the data the astronauts can gather.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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Through careful tuning of an extended Kalman filter and by taking advantage of bamboo’s natural vibration-damping properties, the system slashes control latency from 15–20 milliseconds down to just 8–10 milliseconds, enhancing responsiveness while keeping flight stable.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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An inexpensive blood pressure drug could improve the health of cancer patients, according to a recent preclinical study.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Expanding doula care, experts say, is a relatively inexpensive way to help reduce maternal mortality, which kills Black mothers like Stewart at a rate more than three times higher than white women.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Nevertheless, driving under the influence is a selfish and serious act.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Prioritizing your own physical and mental health isn’t selfish.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
1 Apr. 2026
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In 2012, 73 percent of Coloradans approved Amendment 65, which instructs our legislature and congressional delegation to support a federal constitutional amendment allowing reasonable limits on campaign spending.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Afterward, in his hallway scrum with mostly local reporters, Auriemma settled down and was more himself, more reasonable.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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Como had been neck-and-neck with Roma’s miserly backline before shipping four at Inter last Saturday, a chastening defeat that ended an unbeaten run stretching back to the end of August.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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In this version, miserly Madame Eleanor is visited by the ghost former business partner Jacob Marley as well as a few other apparitions.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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The $100 million stadium seats about 6,000 people and offers affordable tickets that start at $13.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Flavia Brakling, a spokesperson for Novo Nordisk, said expanding affordable access to medicine is a priority and noted the company hasn't raised list prices for its insulin products for 2026.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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There’s an ungenerous and shallow way to look at this film as little more than a highlight reel of Hammer’s work, a paltry substitute for actually spending meaningful time with the work itself.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Stars and billionaires are calling out the super-rich for being ungenerous As the world mints hundreds of thousands of millionaires yearly and billionaire wealth soars to record highs, some leaders can’t stand to stay quiet.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Chintzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chintzy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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