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Recent Examples of cutesy
Feathers tends to wear cutesy disguises, but comes across as a surprisingly sinister creature who is always observing.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Many cutesy, ‘have-to-have’ garden gifts serve little real purpose.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Most iconic to the series are the restaurant videos, taste tests, and mukbangs, infused with each creators’ gorg personality, cutesy British slang, and a few recommendations for others visiting New York City this season.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Dry air, combined with nonstop handwashing, takes its toll, ravaging cuticles and leaving them split and peeling—a scenario that’s not cutesy, not demure, and definitely not comfortable either.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Advertisement More gift guides Lifestyle 18 tiny stocking stuffers that have big California energy
Nov. 3, 2024
15 gifts for L.A. gardeners and plant parents of all levels
Many cutesy, ‘have-to-have’ garden gifts serve little real purpose.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Most iconic to the series are the restaurant videos, taste tests, and mukbangs, infused with each creators’ gorg personality, cutesy British slang, and a few recommendations for others visiting New York City this season.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Dry air, combined with nonstop handwashing, takes its toll, ravaging cuticles and leaving them split and peeling—a scenario that’s not cutesy, not demure, and definitely not comfortable either.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutesy
Adjective
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Jang Theo was incredibly head over heels for her and showered her with gifts and cute gestures.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is her husband, and the texts are [in] that weird gray area…where, like, the texts are too cute.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These are exaggerated, and factually possible, scenarios.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Jasmin Savoy Brown and Sophie Thatcher, among other guests, delivered gothic inspiration with their outfits, embracing current red carpet trends such as sheer dressing and exaggerated silhouettes.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her over-the-top cockney accent speaking in melodramatic dialogue drives much of the comedy in her performance, which ultimately wears thin over the course of the film’s brief runtime.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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There’s a lot of melodramatic potential in this material — particularly one late-breaking narrative development that has felled many talented artists in the past.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.—
Tom Zoellner,
SPIN,
29 May 2024
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The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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With a wooden dining table to match, this design has a pleasing, cohesive flow.—
Macie Stump,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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When Most Holy Trinity opened in 1851, for the German Catholic church in nearby Williamsburg, Brooklyn, nearly all the graves were marked with wooden crosses.—
Maria Cramer,
New York Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The deals were negotiated on behalf of Angel Studios by Tom Molter and Michael Lavey and include the distribution and promotion of Angel’s entire upcoming theatrical slate.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
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Despite Schumer’s strong promise as a potential film personality, the dearth of comedy in theatrical releases has meant her talent mostly has been showcased on cable and streaming services.—
Tom Brueggemann,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutesy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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