gimmick
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Not as a gimmick to please the King.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Indeed, even without its central gimmick, “Company Retreat” would still make a decent sitcom; there are funny characters speaking funny lines; there’s some good slapstick.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
But serious kudos to Kalshi for this marketing gimmick.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026
The backlash on social media was harsh, with many viewers calling the gimmick crass, disrespectful to the nominees and even dystopian.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
If he put them on in the garage, they must be part of his sales gimmick.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing gimmick
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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