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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

My stomach turned at the thought of boiled potatoes, or mashed potatoes, or potato latkes fried in schmaltz.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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