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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In these moments, Carney pulls his performance from the edge of gimmickry into territory that yields unexpected insights from a familiar plight of the teenage boy.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
All this gimmickry gives an impression of more showmanship than substance; in fact, there are only a minimum of these dishes.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
All this gimmickry gives an impression of more showmanship than substance; in fact, there are only a minimum of these dishes.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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 13 Apr. 2025.
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