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curio

[kyoor-ee-oh] / ˈkjʊər iˌoʊ /


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Locals shuffled through makeshift aisles bounded by curio cabinets, wardrobes and home bars styled with faux cocktails for an imaginary party.

From Salon Dec. 2, 2025

In his review, the BBC's Nicholas Barber called it a "pretentious, portentous curio", akin to someone recalling a "crazy dream".

From BBC Aug. 22, 2024

It’s wonderful that she’s working and seems to be having fun, but the subgenre is such a strange curio that one has to take stock at a certain point.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2024

As an album, “New Blue Sun” tends toward the curio — both endurance and Rorschach test.

From New York Times Feb. 2, 2024

I peered into the windows of the district’s herbalists, general stores, and curio shops.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The album’s 11 songs were childlike curios, with Mr. Richman announcing several of the titles at the start, accompanied by a pithy, monotone explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The retro versions may read like curios now, but tucked inside is a very modern impulse: making something generous out of what you have.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2025

"They are just very charismatic, very playful, very social, very curios and very intelligent and that's why people love them," she said.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

Ms. Rosenkrantz and Mr. Louis-Rosenberg are algorithmic artists who make laser-cut wooden jigsaw puzzles — among other curios — at their design studio, Nervous System, in Palenville, N.Y.

From New York Times Dec. 9, 2022

At first the curios and etchings had blended in with the scholarly clutter of the office.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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