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

The film was shot on souped-up iPhones, which would initially seem gimmicky if Boyle hadn’t shot parts of the “28 Days Later” on handheld digital video camcorders.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2025

Some of this future-tech might feel unnecessary or gimmicky, in a way that prototypes often do.

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2024

"The problem lies firmly with the gimmicky, oppressively dour staging, which consistently works against all of them."

From BBC • May 24, 2024

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

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls