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Recent Examples of kitschy
But the ultra-low budgets of the Terrifier movies helped emphasize the fakeness of it all, and Universal has embraced that kitschy esthetic in its haunted houses.
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Attractions include kitschy traditions such as a butter-sculpting demonstration, in which a master carver crafts a bust of the winner of the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way pageant, and the Miracle of Birth Center, displaying pens of expectant farm animals.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Read on for 13 kitschy craft ideas that will add nostalgia and quirky fun to your home decor.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
This bohemian bedding translates personality without becoming kitschy or distracting.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Rhode’s Motor Lodge awakened from its kitschy slumber, its mid-century charm restored.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Eichler is working on adding vintage decor and design touches to the space to infuse a bit of the retro, kitschy feel of its original location.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
An Oscar, a Grammy, and an MTV Video Music Award are positioned unobtrusively among kitschy treasures like an ancient can of macadamia nuts with Spam and a cassette of a speech by Bob Dole.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
While some appreciate the changes, others criticize the loss of the traditional, kitschy aesthetic.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Robert Niles, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Attractions include kitschy traditions such as a butter-sculpting demonstration, in which a master carver crafts a bust of the winner of the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way pageant, and the Miracle of Birth Center, displaying pens of expectant farm animals.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Read on for 13 kitschy craft ideas that will add nostalgia and quirky fun to your home decor.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
This bohemian bedding translates personality without becoming kitschy or distracting.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2023, Rhode’s Motor Lodge awakened from its kitschy slumber, its mid-century charm restored.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Eichler is working on adding vintage decor and design touches to the space to infuse a bit of the retro, kitschy feel of its original location.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
An Oscar, a Grammy, and an MTV Video Music Award are positioned unobtrusively among kitschy treasures like an ancient can of macadamia nuts with Spam and a cassette of a speech by Bob Dole.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
While some appreciate the changes, others criticize the loss of the traditional, kitschy aesthetic.
—Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kitschy
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Beck’s numbers through three starts with the Canes aren’t as gaudy as Ward’s were in wins over Florida, Florida A&M and Ball State a year ago, but the competition has been better, and his completion percentage is higher.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers piled up gaudy stats Saturday.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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Kay Lee’s production design is another plus, especially turning Rogen’s garish ultra modern home into a character all itself.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
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Nearly every garish flight of fancy that decorates the frame is a distraction while the majority of the film does little more than rotely dramatize Kafka’s biography.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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For once in your tawdry, obese life, do the right thing.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some of the settings are extremely well chosen and designed, particularly the tawdry Taco Hut law offices (in contrast to the chic modernity of the Tinsley Britt workplace) and a dingy seaside diner where people keep having meetings.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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These mums lack stolons and have large, showy blooms and little foliage.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the showy structure overwhelms the unshowy story.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Heading to the glitzy Canadian city for the Toronto International Film Festival?—
Kate Dingwall,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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But rather than overwhelm the property, these additions have enlivened it, drawing a broader crowd to its idyllic grounds and helping a younger generation connect with the island’s slower rhythms, far from its glitzy beach clubs.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Investors are not looking for the flashiest deck or the loudest hype.—
Aaron Vaccaro,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As for her top, Biles kept it simple by wearing a black tank top that effortlessly complemented her flashy jeans.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Overblown, ostentatious hybrids of classical and local styles, kitschily ornamented with classical detail, all on a scale meant to be overwhelming rather than inviting—that’s what Big Brother’s city hall always looks like.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Now, the Chinese leader is set to exhibit a very different image with an ostentatious show of military might.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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So ranked-choice voting was implemented as a stop-loss remedy — a move to camouflage the practices of an industry devoted to meretricious, often nihilistic entertainments.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 June 2025
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These meretricious narratives play well throughout the Global South.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Kitschy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kitschy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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