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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimmicky
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Meanwhile, conversations with a spouse or partner will be practical and serious.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
4 Mar. 2025 -
The bag’s practical design has an interior center pocket divider with a zipper closure and one interior slip pocket to organize my items while keeping them safe.—
Megan Schaltegger,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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To everyone’s surprise, the phytoplankton were not asleep either: Hoppe measured higher levels of the pigment chlorophyll—a useful proxy for active photosynthesis—in the seawater than anyone expected.—
Asher Elbein,
WIRED,
2 Mar. 2025
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But another useful comparison might be the playbook that Musk follows from space programs for his company SpaceX.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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This production also boasts an original music score by young Russian composer (and Yale School of Music grad) Arseniy Gusev and a non-realistic set designed by Silin Chen.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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Unpacking the Emotional Series Finale — and What's Next for The Karate Kid Universe Cobra Kai, which premiered in May 2018, served as a sequel series to the original The Karate Kid films, with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka reprising their roles of Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence, respectively.—
Arabella Hau,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Though juicing can be a convenient way to add more nutrients to your diet, no evidence supports that juicing alone slows down aging.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
7 Mar. 2025
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The system of doling out positions as a reward for loyalty also contributed to waste, as presidents and members of Congress alike saw creating offices in the federal government as a convenient method of clearing debts and favors owed to people.—
Yong Kwon / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Often, adventurous children or adults help nature along by prodding the pods open, and blowing the seeds in the silk into the wind.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Plenty of tour operators offer adventurous journeys from women: Sisters Traveling Solo, which sold out its 2024 tours; Wild Women Expeditions, an operator with tours in 27 countries; and Adventure Women, founded in 1982.—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Those who master architectural optimizations, novel training techniques and adaptive AI strategies will define the next generation of artificial intelligence.—
Vandana Rana,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The View’s moderator showed off her trophy on the ABC daytime talk show after winning the Best Narration category for narrating her novel Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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This innovative utensil uses a mild electric current to simulate a salty taste without adding sodium, offering a potential breakthrough for those on low-sodium diets.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Tokito: The 540-Day Journey of a Culinary Maverick (Japan) Maverick chef Yoshinori Ishii, an internationally renowned two-star Michelin chef, returns to Japan to transform a historic restaurant in Tokyo into an innovative auberge.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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This year reused the 2024 ceremony’s fairly ingenious solution to the runtime problem: Just start the whole shebang earlier.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2025
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Yet the car’s most remarkable feature is arguably its retractable metal roof that is opened and closed by an ingenious two-cylinder pneumatic-suction motor located in the trunk.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Gimmicky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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