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cheesy

[chee-zee] / ˈtʃi zi /


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Taco Bell’s Luxe Value Menu offers 10 items for $3 or less, including a spicy potato soft taco for $1.69 and a cheesy bean and rice burrito for $1.89.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Start a new crossword streak: What’s an 11-letter word for a cheesy polyester ’fit?

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

The friendship between the pair was noticed first at BVB, who even put out a video on YouTube on Valentine's Day of them reading cheesy pick-up lines to each other.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

“I don’t want my kids to get the idea that they should be afraid of summer, but I also don’t want to have, like, cheesy surfing werewolves be a thing.”

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

As cheesy as all this was, she loved it.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

Even when I was 9, Presley struck me as embarrassingly grandiose and cheesier than Wisconsin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

Delightfully bonkers, and cheesier than a wheel of brie.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023

They're fluffier, pillowier, and cheesier, thanks to a combination of cream cheese and ricotta.

From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2021

The “mean tweets” theme may only be a cloak for these cheesier approaches to her nomination.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2021

They are best enjoyed somewhere cheesier and more cheerful.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2019

And in the sappiest, cheesiest way, I believe this is how love stories work.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2024

“Bad Cinderella” is the cheesiest and crudest of the lot.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023

And undoubtedly the cheesiest, as he introduces tourists to the river’s wondrous sights with a spiel overflowing with doozies.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

It may be the cheesiest of clichés, but Wilson is wired that way.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2021

I smile back at the little girl even though that cut was the cheesiest thing I’ve ever seen.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott




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