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Recent Examples of conversation piece
Set it up in a dark den or gaming room for a dual cat toy and conversation piece, or use it in a bedroom as a nightlight.
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Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
The vibrant red plastic flowers will become a conversation piece in your holiday decor display that never loses its bloom.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Adding these creative socks to a friend's wardrobe is sure to give them a conversation piece for the future.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
In the beauty world, there are seldom topics that are as big a conversation piece as Taylor Swift’s favorite lipstick.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Medea Giordano, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
The vibrant red plastic flowers will become a conversation piece in your holiday decor display that never loses its bloom.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Adding these creative socks to a friend's wardrobe is sure to give them a conversation piece for the future.
—The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
In the beauty world, there are seldom topics that are as big a conversation piece as Taylor Swift’s favorite lipstick.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversation piece
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According To Our Testing Pioneer Woman Harper Buffet Cabinet Growing up, your grandma likely had either a china cabinet or a buffet cabinet to store her delicate dishware, heirloom kitchenware, or other fun trinkets.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 Feb. 2025
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This time around, though, those secrets are more directly tied to your power progression rather than just being collectible in-game trinkets, the developers said.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to the store manager Daniela Oropeza, the gem is quite affordable—a marcasite-and-carnelian bracelet recently sold for $185—and is a great entry point into the world of antique baubles.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2025
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The tree featured pink and red baubles and pink ribbon with two unique Christmas tree toppers that appeared to represent Wicked’s lead characters, Glinda and Elphaba.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
25 Dec. 2024
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Once the candle is burned, the smaller vessels could be used for knickknacks and the larger ones could double as plant holders. Got My Eye on You Who doesn’t need a little protection — or a lot?—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The ceiling panels are scuffed, the walls are decorated with movie posters, and the desks are dotted with equipment, knickknacks, and struggling houseplants.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Otherwise, use of a fungicide labeled for rust control on ornamentals would be helpful.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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Plant a productive space that attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators and includes edible plants as well as ornamentals.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Bruno Magli’s luxe nappa leather bibelot upgrades the standard-issue, white plastic AirPods case.—
Kareem Rashed,
Robb Report,
16 Nov. 2021
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But there’s much more to the apartment than a mere accumulation of objets de vertu.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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Crawford is an inveterate collector, a hunter-gatherer par excellence, and her home is a testament to decades spent amassing oddities and objets de vertu of every stripe.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
28 June 2024
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“Conversation piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversation%20piece. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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