as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
shelves cluttered with tchotchkes from a lifetime of vacations
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Recent Examples of tchotchke
Then, there are jukeboxes, pinball machines, tchotchkes galore, and large-scale model trains lining entire walls.
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
There were drinks for sale—red and blue Jell-O shots, Sapporo—along with a row of vendors: trans literature zines, shiny tchotchkes, a tattoo artist.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
Picture them artfully clustered together on a display wall or layered into a kitchen vignette with cookbooks and tchotchkes once the dinner has wrapped.
—Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2025
Lot holders know that tchotchkes aren’t allowed but that the grounds crew will indulge them, for a time.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
There were drinks for sale—red and blue Jell-O shots, Sapporo—along with a row of vendors: trans literature zines, shiny tchotchkes, a tattoo artist.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 25 June 2025
Picture them artfully clustered together on a display wall or layered into a kitchen vignette with cookbooks and tchotchkes once the dinner has wrapped.
—Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2025
Lot holders know that tchotchkes aren’t allowed but that the grounds crew will indulge them, for a time.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tchotchke
Noun
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Another garden mainstay, marigolds bloom from early summer through fall, and they're cherished as ornamentals as well as pest-repelling companion plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Aug. 2025
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Mealybugs can affect all types of crops, ornamentals, and houseplants, including succulents and cacti.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Cue the souvenir baseball helmet holding ice cream sundaes, which likely started in baseball around 1970 and hasn’t stopped since.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Before or after your hike, swing by the gift shop and artisan center to pick up a few souvenirs to remember your trip to this pocket of Virginia.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Inside, three bedrooms and two baths are packed into roughly 1,300 square feet of eclectically stylish living space, all of it tinged with vintage and artistic touches from cozy nooks to kitschy knickknacks.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Sep. 2025
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Whether antiques, cherished knickknacks, or heirlooms, items that are very delicate and/or precious to the customer are typically items house cleaners won’t want to mess with in order to cut down the risk of damaging them.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In addition to the Jesus tower, another would be dedicated to Mary, with bluish granite ornaments meant to evoke her iconic cloak; there would also be spires for each of the four Evangelists and the twelve apostles.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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There’s a point at which there are too many ornaments on the Christmas tree and the whole thing is in danger of tipping over.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2020
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“Tchotchke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tchotchke. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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