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Recent Examples of kitschy
The auction features more than 500 lots of designer clothing, shoes, furnishings, kitschy keepsakes and props straight from the beloved show.
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Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
And Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) dropped its kitschy, hip-swiveling subject into a delirious fever dream that at the very least made its messy screenplay interesting.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana – a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue, and the occasional pagan ritual.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
No one even attempts the accent, and a few kitschy phrases are not going to cut it, not even from supporting stars like Henry Winkler and Lena Headey.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
No one even attempts the accent, and a few kitschy phrases are not going to cut it, not even from supporting stars like Henry Winkler and Lena Headey.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
And just as Chamberlain’s personal style of home decor—as shown over the years in YouTube home tours and on the influencer's own social media—tends to embrace a quirky and kitschy aesthetic, so too does this new collection.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
No maritime theming or kitschy gimmicks, just serene, sophisticated spaces for gathering.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Stay in kitschy Americana accommodations like the nearby Wigwam Motel.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
And Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) dropped its kitschy, hip-swiveling subject into a delirious fever dream that at the very least made its messy screenplay interesting.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 24 Apr. 2026
For decades, the Georgia Guidestones were nothing more than kitschy roadside Americana – a curiosity people visited for fun, intrigue, and the occasional pagan ritual.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
No one even attempts the accent, and a few kitschy phrases are not going to cut it, not even from supporting stars like Henry Winkler and Lena Headey.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
No one even attempts the accent, and a few kitschy phrases are not going to cut it, not even from supporting stars like Henry Winkler and Lena Headey.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
And just as Chamberlain’s personal style of home decor—as shown over the years in YouTube home tours and on the influencer's own social media—tends to embrace a quirky and kitschy aesthetic, so too does this new collection.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
No maritime theming or kitschy gimmicks, just serene, sophisticated spaces for gathering.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2026
Stay in kitschy Americana accommodations like the nearby Wigwam Motel.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitschy
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Both these cousins grow to a comparable size and shape about 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, and combine gaudy spring flowers with scarlet and crimson fall foliage.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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The neighbors of the Highland Park mansion once owned by MJ now have flexed their muscle not once but twice at proposals to repurpose the gaudy property for something other than a one-family occupier living therein.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Not because of the roving packs of teenagers or even the garish displays of overconsumption, but because mall architecture was high art.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Out front was a parked Jeep that had been decorated in garish camouflage and emblazoned with the grinning face of a man who went by Lawyer Don.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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For those who know the play well, some of Mantello’s choices are most striking, especially the horror here of the famous hotel-room scene with a tawdry lover (brutally played by Katherine Romans), an act born of loneliness that destroys a father’s relationship with his son forever.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hibiscus is another tropical favorite, with large, showy blooms that flourish in warm temperatures.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hibiscus is another tropical favorite, with large, showy blooms that flourish in warm temperatures.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The glitzy event, held annually, brings together some of the most powerful people in Washington, and the journalists who cover them.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Released in 2022, the Historiques 222 is a glitzy, modern take on one of the Swiss watchmaker’s retro classics.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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Prince William gets comfy in a flashy sports car during his visit to the British Formula E team headquarters in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, on April 23.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Teams have also reportedly questioned his temperament — something that became part of his flashy on-field persona over the past couple of seasons.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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Where these collections once prioritized open-toed sandals and breezy silhouettes, more ostentatious and conceptual collections have instead followed suit.—
Alexandra Hildreth,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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Why does City Hall need to be so big and ostentatious?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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So ranked-choice voting was implemented as a stop-loss remedy — a move to camouflage the practices of an industry devoted to meretricious, often nihilistic entertainments.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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These meretricious narratives play well throughout the Global South.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Kitschy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitschy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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