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Recent Examples of tackiness
Post application, your skin will look so glowy, dewy—practically poreless—without any annoying tackiness, so much so that some shoppers have skipped makeup altogether.
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Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
That extends to the roving, untethered movement of David Raedeker’s camera, capturing both the austere beauty and the overbuilt tackiness of the setting in bleachy, unrelenting sunlight, and to the film’s varied, agitated electro soundtrack from former A-Ha keyboardist Erik Ljunggren.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
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Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Mirojnick said the production team wanted to make the movie aspirational for young, ambitious showgirls, elevating Nomi above the tackiness of ‘90s Vegas to become the figurative queen of the Strip.
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CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Eva Thomas,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
That extends to the roving, untethered movement of David Raedeker’s camera, capturing both the austere beauty and the overbuilt tackiness of the setting in bleachy, unrelenting sunlight, and to the film’s varied, agitated electro soundtrack from former A-Ha keyboardist Erik Ljunggren.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
There’s no tackiness or flakiness and this particular shade for me, just makes my lips look and feel so pouty and glossy — with a shine that lasts.
—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
21 Oct. 2025
Mirojnick said the production team wanted to make the movie aspirational for young, ambitious showgirls, elevating Nomi above the tackiness of ‘90s Vegas to become the figurative queen of the Strip.
—
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tackiness
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The vibe here is decidedly kitsch and camp, in the best way possible.
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The scene of Margaret’s self-confrontation is an extraordinary combination of exaltation and kitsch.
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The misstep immediately sparked backlash for cultural insensitivity and drew over 50 million views on Weibo—other Western brands, including H&M, Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Burberry, and Gucci, have been caught in similar cultural crosshairs.
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Consumers can forgive almost anything—controversy, scandal, provocation, even cultural insensitivity—if the party and the product is good enough.
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“Tackiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tackiness. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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