conversation piece

Definition of conversation piecenext

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Recent Examples of conversation piece This complex challenge is perfect for older teens or adults and will serve as an impressive conversation piece wherever it's displayed. Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 27 Nov. 2025 The irons have been displayed throughout the business and served as conversation pieces for 50 years. Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025 Crystal decanters often have interesting shapes that can become conversation pieces during a meal. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 In his office at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Wheeler kept several jars of brownish-red homemade moonshine that were natural conversation pieces when the talk turned to NASCAR’s roots. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conversation piece
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation piece
Noun
  • Books about books, garments from Paloma Wool and Kiko Kostadinov, and trinket-y accessories are just the start, so grab an Americano or homemade cookie from its café menu to aid in your journey.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Mystery, surprise and fun fill up trinket trade boxes, and the trend that is popping up on street corners and sidewalks across the country has made its way to Los Angeles.
    Laurie Perez, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The princess received both baubles as a wedding present from her father, who inherited them as part of the royal collection.
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Eight years later John Jacob Astor took the pricey bauble on a trip — aboard the Titanic.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Unlike the recently popular minimalist styles, real home decorating reflects memories, travel, and family—knickknacks, photographs, souvenirs, and heirlooms are embraced and incorporated.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This small acrylic container is a great way to draw the eyes of your guests to a small knickknack of your choosing.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mix edible plants with ornamentals There’s no rule that says your decorative containers can’t also be productive.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Dark Opal) is the most ornamental of all herbs with pink or purple flowers against a background of dark foliage.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • At the other end is the caricature, butt of flabby jokes, trussed in Las Vegas gaud, voice prostituted to a huge orchestra.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2019
  • Even its colors, silver and space gray, seem to have been chosen for their lack of gaud—no blingy gold model here.
    David Pierce, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2017
Noun
  • The painting then remained in the artist’s possession and out of public sight until it was bought, in 1927, as a chic bibelot for a swanky members-only social club in London.
    Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
  • Bruno Magli’s luxe nappa leather bibelot upgrades the standard-issue, white plastic AirPods case.
    Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021
Noun
  • Henry’s record-setting 20 assists are a unique curio.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Conscription and extensive civil defense shelters, now historical curios in much of the West, remain bedrock elements of Finnish defense.
    Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There are no tchotchkes, nothing superfluous.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But what were these pop culture tchotchkes like on the other side of the Iron Curtain?
    Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Conversation piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversation%20piece. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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