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Recent Examples of cutesy
With more slapstick than peril, the whole endeavor skews young — to roughly the age of Maia Kealoha, the cutesy 6-year-old child actor who plays Lilo.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
The ones most frequently name-checked on TikTok—or in group chats or over brunch tables—are produced by a growing list of start-up wellness brands with bright packaging and cutesy euphemisms.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 14 May 2025
There’s gamers, K-Pop fans, people that are full of themselves, street n—as and people who call themselves cutesy girls and emos.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 May 2025
While the date of the Met Gala is easy to remember, how to watch the Met Gala 2025 is a question that doesn’t have a cutesy alliterative answer.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 20 May 2025
The ones most frequently name-checked on TikTok—or in group chats or over brunch tables—are produced by a growing list of start-up wellness brands with bright packaging and cutesy euphemisms.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 14 May 2025
There’s gamers, K-Pop fans, people that are full of themselves, street n—as and people who call themselves cutesy girls and emos.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 May 2025
While the date of the Met Gala is easy to remember, how to watch the Met Gala 2025 is a question that doesn’t have a cutesy alliterative answer.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutesy
Adjective
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The knotted fabric straps have an elevated look, making these cute enough to wear with your favorite sundresses and skirts.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Shows can only be so cute or funny or familiar or fresh.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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The artwork is silly and exaggerated to capture youngsters’ attention.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Uber Technologies Woods named Uber his favorite long-term stock, and said any notion that Tesla could pose a competitive threat to the ride sharing company is exaggerated.—
Brian Evans,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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And yet that scene, as well as the long mourning period Mahnaz goes through afterwards, is followed by several more melodramatic twists in a scenario that requires a certain level of disbelief.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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That Kamen’s script would attempt to marry these concepts with some grand-gesture stuff, real tear-jerking choices that also tend to read as quite cheesy, doesn’t surprise — after all, what’s more melodramatic than life itself?—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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With their next 22 games against postseason contenders, there was no mincing words about the importance of the next few series.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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The rental agent listened to my concerns and matched me with the Harley Heritage Softail, a thinking man’s bagger with leather panniers, weighing in at a mincing and elegant 700 pounds.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.—
Tom Zoellner,
SPIN,
29 May 2024
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The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.—
Louis Staples,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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The Wallace Bowl complex is built with flagstone, a sedimentary rock usually made of sandstone, and the seats are wooden, Andrew said.—
Phil Rockrohr,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Prison officials said he was seen on security video pushing a cart that carried wooden pallets while wearing a law enforcement-style uniform, apparently to evade the attention of guards.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
4 June 2025
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Mubi is set to expand its theatrical operations in Italy as Efe Cakarel, CEO of the global streamer, producer and film distributor, recently anticipated in an interview for a Variety cover story.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
29 May 2025
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Previously, Knives Out movies have done the festival rounds ahead of their theatrical/Netflix stint.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutesy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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