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schmaltz

[shmahlts, shmawlts] / ʃmɑlts, ʃmɔlts /


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Render it down into schmaltz and keep it close.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Balancing earnest schmaltz with sharp humor, the show works best as a hangout comedy about an extended friend group with dynamite chemistry, with echoes of previous Bill Lawrence shows like “Scrubs” and “Cougar Town.”

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025

Brazilian pop hits pepper the soundtrack, jockeying for space alongside Chicago’s schmaltz epic “If You Leave Me Now.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

The movie purports to dip into the deep well of Shakespearean magnificence but emerges only with a ladle full of greasy schmaltz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

“What other schmaltz do you want me to sing?”

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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