gimmickry
noun
gim·mick·ry
ˈgi-mi-krē 
plural gimmickries
: an array or profusion of gimmicks
also
: use of gimmicks
Examples of gimmickry in a Sentence
a lot of marketing gimmickry and hype
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Therefore the options are either make real spending reductions, which might mean laying off workers and closing schools, or emulate the state’s gimmickry and hope the problems solve themselves.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
So, yeah, Colorado and its snowy, cozy milieu felt like a return to form, with a focus on technique and ingredients over games and gimmickry.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Despite good intentions, Sanders commits to the gimmickry typical in most contemporary cartoons.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
To suggest that gimmickry somehow cancels a film’s worthiness plays into the nonsensical pretenses of awards season.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
So, yeah, Colorado and its snowy, cozy milieu felt like a return to form, with a focus on technique and ingredients over games and gimmickry.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Despite good intentions, Sanders commits to the gimmickry typical in most contemporary cartoons.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Feb. 2025
To suggest that gimmickry somehow cancels a film’s worthiness plays into the nonsensical pretenses of awards season.
—Armond White, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gimmickry
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“Gimmickry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gimmickry. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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