as in glitter
something attractive but lacking in substance
a book that examines popular fame and finds it to be very disposable tinsel
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Early on, a dancing duo, one of whom is slathered in fake blood, has a screaming match over the logistics of an act; later, a party sequence visualizes dancers getting shot one-by-one in front of tinsel curtains.
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Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This Christmas: Minimalism is on the naughty list as people decorate their trees with bows, garland, tinsel, ornaments and, well, anything else that will fit on a branch.
—Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The movie also circles around themes of loss, betrayal, unrequited love, and loneliness — but it can easily be missed among the profuse amount of tinsel and blinking Christmas lights.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Behind him, silver tinsel sparkles, a Nashville-glam backdrop to the intimate stage at Permanent Records Roadhouse, a cozy bar-cum-record store in Glassell Park.
—Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Beatrice Loayza, ARTnews.com, 6 Feb. 2025
This Christmas: Minimalism is on the naughty list as people decorate their trees with bows, garland, tinsel, ornaments and, well, anything else that will fit on a branch.
—Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The movie also circles around themes of loss, betrayal, unrequited love, and loneliness — but it can easily be missed among the profuse amount of tinsel and blinking Christmas lights.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
Behind him, silver tinsel sparkles, a Nashville-glam backdrop to the intimate stage at Permanent Records Roadhouse, a cozy bar-cum-record store in Glassell Park.
—Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Tinsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tinsel. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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