rinky-dink

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Recent Examples of rinky-dink This is not going to be some rinky-dink 80-minute sketch show. Jeff Conway, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Daniel Kluger and Drew Levy’s sound design is magnificently unsubtle, and Kluger’s interstitial piano music is spot-on: vaguely period with the quality of being played on the side of the stage on a rinky-dink upright. Christian Lewis, Variety, 12 July 2024 The film starts in the characters’ present with Art and Patrick facing off at the 2019 Phil’s Tire Town Challenge in New Rochelle, N.Y., a surprisingly rinky-dink backdrop for all of the fraught flashbacks to come. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rinky-dink
Adjective
  • Whitaker has dealt with challenges including a surge in close calls between planes, a shortage of air traffic controllers and antiquated equipment.
    David Koenig, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Anyone who has filled out their tax return applied for a driver’s license, or booked a doctor’s appointment knows how frustratingly antiquated government services can feel.
    Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Begin in quaint Passau, the ‘City of Three Rivers’ where the holiday fair is hosted in the middle of the old town with a 17th-century cathedral as its backdrop.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The quaint Danish village of Solvang is next door, and the local sky is occasionally lit up with rocket launches; Lompoc and Vandenberg Space Force Base are a few miles to the west.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • With the capability to create full video from prompts, Sora is going to make all kinds of casting, staging and expensive film operations obsolete.
    John Werner, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The invention of nuclear weapons made this thinking obsolete by making conquest among the great powers impossible.
    Shane Croucher, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • At the time, those came in classic green bottles from old-time perfumers’ shelves.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to a Live Radio Show The historic Rex Theater welcomes local, regional, and national old-time musical acts.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • These timeless projects and decorating ideas bring together the familiarity of classic traditions and a touch of retro flair.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Opting for vinyl makes for a unique and retro music experience that brings generations together.
    L.A. Hubilla, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Founded in 2013 by partners Ben Runkle and butcher Bryan Butler, Salt & Time's East Seventh Street location spearheaded a movement towards old-world methods of meat sourcing, butchering, and aging.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Del Coronado’s ultimate claim to Hollywood fame, however, remains its role in Some Like It Hot, in which the hotel’s old-world aesthetic provided Wilder with a cost-efficient time warp to the 1920s.
    Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Having demonstrated how to make an old-fashioned after the usual bartender suddenly runs off to Cabo, she’s enlisted as a temporary replacement and, like the oil in the story, one night turns into many.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Toasted Marshmallow Old Fashioned Watch With: A Very Merry Mix-Up This old-fashioned is all about nostalgia with a twist—just like the movie’s accidental holiday meet-cute.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Despite the rise of work from home culture decimating the need for old-school office wear, there is an appetite for a more playful version of 9-5 style.
    Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The color palette, floral furniture, and small, old-school appliances all mimic the cottage style featured in The Holiday.
    Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024

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“Rinky-dink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rinky-dink. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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