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Recent Examples of trinketry
Blondey is also known for his trinketry, and this week debuted a fine jewelry line with the legendary Stephen Webster, who is also chairman of the House of Garrard.
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Vogue, 20 Sep. 2017
Vogue, 20 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trinketry
Noun
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The painting then remained in the artist’s possession and out of public sight until it was bought, in 1927, as a chic bibelot for a swanky members-only social club in London.—
Peter Schjeldahl,
The New Yorker,
9 May 2022
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Bruno Magli’s luxe nappa leather bibelot upgrades the standard-issue, white plastic AirPods case.—
Kareem Rashed,
Robb Report,
16 Nov. 2021
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Connected to the watch, but hanging outside the pocket, might have been a tassel or short metal chains to hold a watch-winding key, a seal or other trinkets.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American-Statesman,
10 Dec. 2024
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These vertically growing junipers are used as privacy screens and backdrops for other ornamentals.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2025
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Other foxtail plants were not in the photo but nearby ornamentals appeared to be suffering from excessive water too.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Nov. 2024
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Another great use for cookies that are starting to get a little too dry, the layers of custard or pudding in a classic trifle recipe are a great way to help soften them up.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Dec. 2024
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Enjoy them as-is, in fruit trifles or parfaits, as part of a fruit salsa or salad, or blended into smoothies.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2025
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Located in Place Kléber, the 30-meter-high tree is decorated with seven kilometers of fairy lights and 400 baubles.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Shelves are lined with clocks, baubles, bottles and other charming knickknacks that give off an old-world feel.—
Madalyn Mendoza,
Axios,
13 Dec. 2024
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But there’s much more to the apartment than a mere accumulation of objets de vertu.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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Crawford is an inveterate collector, a hunter-gatherer par excellence, and her home is a testament to decades spent amassing oddities and objets de vertu of every stripe.—
Mayer Rus,
Architectural Digest,
28 June 2024
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What was the strategic benefit to the US of all this geopolitical trumpery?—
Peter Bergen,
CNN,
28 May 2022
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So will the border continue to vanish in the face of nativist backlash and a trumpery, gimcrack wall?—
Felipe Fernández-Armesto,
WSJ,
25 June 2018
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Much of this nostalgia stems from decorations from Kendall’s childhood handed down from her mom Kris–most notably her collection of Christopher Radko tree ornaments.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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Various merchandise products were sold including tote bags, a plush toy, 50th anniversary hoodies and t-shirts, ceramic mugs, 18-ounce and 32-ounce thermal bottles, cold cup ornaments, pins and key chains.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Jan. 2025
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“Trinketry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trinketry. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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