gimmick
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First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Addressing staff, he said it would be the "nerve centre for a rewired Britain" and not a "short-lived gimmick".
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Read: New ‘Ex-Elon’ ETFs let you avoid SpaceX and Tesla — but are they just a gimmick?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Some critics have called Your Fault: London clichéd, unnecessary and "fanfiction-like" - Variety said the first film in the trilogy was "a trashy gimmick" and a "tasteless" adaptation of "tawdry teen literature".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
If he put them on in the garage, they must be part of his sales gimmick.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
What doesn’t work are gimmicks like slapping protein into old brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
“They’re gimmicks, and the Supreme Court is not usually impressed by gimmicks.”
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
“No gimmicks — just smart repositioning of assets that creates a lot of flexibility going forward,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
The actors became internet darlings, taking part in publicity gimmicks usually reserved for movie rollouts, like Vanity Fair’s lie-detector test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
The story was so logically laid out, without the gimmicks of Penguin Island.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
Vocabulary lists containing gimmick
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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