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also nicknack
as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
a variety of pretty porcelain knickknacks adorned the mantel
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Recent Examples of knickknack
Don’t fill your space with knickknacks from a one-stop shopping spree.
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
It’s filled with racks of clothes, art and dinosaur knickknacks.
—Lia Picard, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Within the complete box set are 15 CDs of demos, rarities, outtakes, alternate versions, and three full live albums; a 128-page book; four DVDs including concert, studio, and TV footage; and various merch knickknacks, along with the remastered album on a double-LP.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2025
If that’s true, then sure, waste wall space in your kitchen for knickknacks.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
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Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 May 2025
It’s filled with racks of clothes, art and dinosaur knickknacks.
—Lia Picard, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Within the complete box set are 15 CDs of demos, rarities, outtakes, alternate versions, and three full live albums; a 128-page book; four DVDs including concert, studio, and TV footage; and various merch knickknacks, along with the remastered album on a double-LP.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2025
If that’s true, then sure, waste wall space in your kitchen for knickknacks.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knickknack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knickknack
Noun
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Many deciduous ornamentals including redbuds, forsythia, crabapples, fruit trees, quince azaleas and many others were not adversely affected by last summer’s drought and the cold, windy winter and frozen soils that followed.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
10 May 2025
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Companion plants for ornamentals such as hydrangeas are selected for aesthetic purposes.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Bronze Age: Revolutionizing Warfare And Society The science of metallurgy was practiced in Egypt, where heating copper enabled mold-casting into tools and ornaments.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The hand ornament represents the friendship between women, a spokesperson for Hu told me.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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“Knickknack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knickknack. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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