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as in cheap
costing little
for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward
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as in careful
giving or sharing as little as possible
her husband can be pretty chintzy when it comes to buying gifts for others
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Recent Examples of chintzy
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The handiest place to sleep is this hotel, right outside the main city walls of Valletta: The large rooms are comfy, and there’s a lovely, chintzy lobby that’s more like an English country house than a Mediterranean manor.
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Tanvi Chheda, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
Its ambitions are lofty, but they’re also undermined at nearly every turn by chintzy visual effects that prove more distracting than immersive and uniformly wooden performances.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 12 July 2024
The second Aquaman, like the first, is true to itself: a chintzy blast of machismo every bit as disinterested in regime change as its bulky hero is.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Large plastic panels below the arm rests on the doors feel chintzy, as do the slide-out cup holders and storage area below the center console.
—Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
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Tanvi Chheda, AFAR Media, 17 Jan. 2025
Its ambitions are lofty, but they’re also undermined at nearly every turn by chintzy visual effects that prove more distracting than immersive and uniformly wooden performances.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 12 July 2024
The second Aquaman, like the first, is true to itself: a chintzy blast of machismo every bit as disinterested in regime change as its bulky hero is.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
Large plastic panels below the arm rests on the doors feel chintzy, as do the slide-out cup holders and storage area below the center console.
—Steven Ewing, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chintzy
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Numerous territories across the globe including in Europe, Australia and Canada have solidified these as streaming services take advantage of their cheaper production hubs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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However, note that these are smaller models that could run on a less expensive GPUs or even a CPU with cheaper memory instead of the super expensive HBM memory currently used in all high-end accelerators.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although careful planning is essential, action generates momentum.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Overall, Coney Barrett took a very careful route, avoiding the more strident criticism of the Trump administration while siding with the liberals in criticizing the Supreme Court majority for agreeing to take the case.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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What Ruffner saw in June was the power of small and relatively inexpensive changes to standard building practices that can significantly protect homes from wildfires.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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As a good example, Coursera is a highly popular platform for undertaking free and inexpensive online courses and certifications, including Google’s career certificates.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Bad guys are selfish, greedy, and prone to speeches.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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But the use of performance enhancing substances by professional athletes is also a selfish act.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu was told to be reasonable on Turkey Since the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria late last year, Israel and Turkey have been competing in the country over their separate interests there.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Liverpool’s torpid display at Wembley against Newcastle will have hurt Merseyside pride, but the cost to club coffers is minimal; League Cup compensation is miserly, even for the winners.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Florida is the only state in the geographic Deep South with a higher minimum wage than the federal government’s miserly $7.25 an hour.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps most significantly, in a very price conscious market, the platform maintained its affordable pricing strategy despite the temptation to raise rates after combining two major content libraries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Some of those goals include creating 10-minute neighborhoods and outlining future development needs such as affordable and mixed-use projects.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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This stretch can worsen pain in people with back pain, very tight hamstrings, or irritable nerves.—
Aubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHT,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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The following are the three main types to choose from: Small cat trees are affordable and ideal for tight living quarters.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Chintzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chintzy. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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