gimmicky

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That should shut down whoever is trying to wheedle you into gimmicky strategies, or chasing the returns of recently hot assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“When I sat down with Matthew, I thought, ‘Oh, God, is this a gimmicky thing of getting family members?’” says Fiennes in a separate interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Back in reality, humanoid machines have been often far less polished and more gimmicky, clumsy and buggy than their fictional counterparts.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

They offer false promises and gimmicky new product designs in a cynical attempt to show lawmakers they have the best interest of children at heart.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

All the cubist stuff was gimmicky, as far as she was concerned.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls