as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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Recent Examples of trinket
Fixed an issue where trinkets couldn't be sold to merchants.
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Add hints of texture and color through baskets, trinkets, photos, and florals.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
With colorful eggs, flowers, books, toys, and trinkets hidden among greenery, this family tradition extends far beyond the young ones—adults love an Easter basket, too.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Think of trivial consumer items like novelty toys or single-use plastic trinkets.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Add hints of texture and color through baskets, trinkets, photos, and florals.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
With colorful eggs, flowers, books, toys, and trinkets hidden among greenery, this family tradition extends far beyond the young ones—adults love an Easter basket, too.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Think of trivial consumer items like novelty toys or single-use plastic trinkets.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trinket
Noun
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Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Multipurpose nasturtiums can be grown for their edible flowers and leaves, or enjoyed as pollinator-friendly ornamentals.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
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Isabelle McCalla gives an endearing, heartfelt and sometimes tearful performance as Elinor, who sings poignantly about her desire to be more useful in society than just a child-bearing ornament.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The species’s presence in the U.K. dates back at least two hundred and fifty thousand years, and has inspired whimsical reverence—badgers appear across children’s literature and cartoons, on holiday ornaments, and as beloved mascots—and extreme loathing.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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Purchases of food, drink, lanterns to launch on the lake and souvenirs require Wildbucks, scrip that can be bought on the grounds.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
9 Apr. 2025
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The beautiful bookshop boasts fiction and contemporary non-fiction but its speciality is really in higher-end fine art books (that would make for great Parisian souvenirs).—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, traders of every nationality were already scouring its labyrinthine International Trade City, colloquially known as simply Yiwu Market, for samples of festive baubles and tinsel.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Perez said the Legislature needs to resist the shiny new baubles dangled in front of them by lobbyists and special interest groups and cut unnecessary spending.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trinket. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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