gimmicky
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Courtney Iseman breaks down why gimmicky cocktails go wrong—and gives some recipe ideas for making your spooky spirits a smashing success.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Avatar Musk, meant to appear like AI slop and spouting commentary culled from the totality of his recorded interviews, is pretty gimmicky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
I’ve read criticisms of the Doomsday Clock, that it’s gimmicky, like it’s arbitrarily trying to measure something that can’t be defined so easily.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
A lot of closed funds were gimmicky or just plain silly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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