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curio

[kyoor-ee-oh] / ˈkjʊər iˌoʊ /


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Locals shuffled through makeshift aisles bounded by curio cabinets, wardrobes and home bars styled with faux cocktails for an imaginary party.

From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2025

This curio of a film could have gone deeper into what it means to be a gangster, but its core themes resonate all the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025

Discovery is certainly the operative word when exploring The Shabby French Market, a Parisian-style arcade filled with antiques, heirloom jewelry and pretty much every curio one can imagine.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

It was a pioneering work, and a popular one, that has become an infrequently revived curio.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

It was one of those weird roadside curio shops that sell lawn flamingos and wooden Indians and cement grizzly bears and stuff like that.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The album’s 11 songs were childlike curios, with Mr. Richman announcing several of the titles at the start, accompanied by a pithy, monotone explanation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, admirers, colleagues and gallery workers have sent her curios from New Mexico, Tennessee, New England and beyond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

The retro versions may read like curios now, but tucked inside is a very modern impulse: making something generous out of what you have.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025

"They are just very charismatic, very playful, very social, very curios and very intelligent and that's why people love them," she said.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024

Most of those sales were probably for the usual bric-a-brac and curios the scenarioists bought for themselves, but the tally was easily going to be the best of the summer.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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