gimmick

Rios first claimed that Peltola knew about the gimmick before trying to retract her comments.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

More important, the SpaceX thrusters themselves could be little more than a gimmick with limited real-world use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yourex’s attorney has said she was trying to expose flaws in the state’s voter registration system by showing that even a dog could cast a ballot, a gimmick for which Spitzer had little sympathy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Sometimes they took their name with them; other times they molded themselves to whatever gimmick their new promoter needed on the roster.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

And, by an unforeseeable paradox, it was my career in the church that turned out, precisely, to be my gimmick.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

Unfortunately, many legitimate-looking companies also use shell-company gimmicks to lower their tax bills.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

In other words, for now Caniacs are safe in their chicken-finger fiefdom, free from gimmicks in their food—save those for the DJ booth.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Were they generating enough revenue to justify the expense or were they just fun gimmicks for customers to play around with?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Ceremonies deemed to be "gimmicks" that risk trivialising the legal act of marriage would not be allowed.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Reilly must have smuggled the pirate gimmicks out of the garage the afternoon before.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole