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
"If this is a gimmick, it's been a gimmick that's been lasting for over 2,000 years at this point," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Read more: New ‘Ex-Elon’ ETFs let you avoid SpaceX and Tesla — but are they just a gimmick?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
He added that he also backed Burnham's plan to create a Downing Street unit in Manchester, adding he did not think the idea was just a "gimmick".
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The idea at the research lab in Workingham was something of a gimmick, a “media event” designed to show some of the emerging research.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Unfortunately, many legitimate-looking companies also use shell-company gimmicks to lower their tax bills.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
In other words, for now Caniacs are safe in their chicken-finger fiefdom, free from gimmicks in their food—save those for the DJ booth.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Ceremonies deemed to be "gimmicks" that risk trivialising the legal act of marriage would not be allowed.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“They’re gimmicks, and the Supreme Court is not usually impressed by gimmicks.”
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
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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The Lemonade War
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