gimmicky

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Ellen Jenkins from food and drink consultancy HRA Global draws a comparison between the appearance of the drinks and "gimmicky bubble tea or the bright vapes".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

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

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

His channel is more varied than Herrera’s—he sometimes microwaves random things, for example—and he’s a bit more family-oriented than Herrera, but the two share a joy of blowing things up in gimmicky ways.

From Slate • May 28, 2024

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

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls