gimmick
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Read more: New ‘Ex-Elon’ ETFs let you avoid SpaceX and Tesla — but are they just a gimmick?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
There is no gimmick to “get,” other than the film’s loving lampoon of the TV movie.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Most states employ a variation of this Medicaid financing gimmick, otherwise known as provider taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Before its release in 1995, critics did not expect much from the original film, which was seen as a children's movie with the added gimmick of being the first ever entirely computer-animated film.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
A gimmick or, in today’s parlance, a “branding.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
What doesn’t work are gimmicks like slapping protein into old brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
These unsavory gimmicks do nothing but provide more encouragement to reduce art into something fun to post about online.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
“No gimmicks — just smart repositioning of assets that creates a lot of flexibility going forward,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 23, 2025
City AM's Adam Bloodworth concluded that the show at its core "is actually a fairly analogue musical experience", which sustains its quality "without relying on particularly viral moments, gimmicks or tricks".
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 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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The Lemonade War
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