Thesaurus results for GIMMICK

gimmick

noun

ˈgi-mik

Definition of gimmick

as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end that free dinner is just a sales gimmick to get you to listen to their sales pitch

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as in gadget

an interesting and often novel device with a practical use a car equipped with a parking spot locator and other neat gimmicks

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as in hitch

a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized the deal sounds too good to be true, so make sure there aren't any gimmicks

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Recent Examples of gimmick That is unfortunate for wagon loyalists, but the V60 gets to leave without an awkward farewell edition or cosmetic gimmicks. — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Everyone knows that great gimmicks are the key to hiring top developers for your startup. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 Musk, for example, funded a $1 million-a-day giveaway through America PAC that election cycle to encourage swing-state residents to register voters, including in Pennsylvania, providing winners with giant gimmick checks. — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026 Many employers double down on rigid return-to-office rules, surveillance and gimmicks, even as workers fight back with coffee badging, ghost bookings and other quiet rebellions. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gimmick

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Noun

And Billie and Greg’s ongoing ruse is classic sitcom fodder, even if there’s not much to it besides wanting to keep Samir happy.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
The Decoy Plane, a documentary chronicling the ruse, on Friday, September 4.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of ruse

Noun

Veteran Emari Demercado should start the season as the third-down passing back, with Brashard Smith mixing in as a gadget piece and kick returner.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Here is what these gadgets claim to do and what gastroenterologists say about trusting the results.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of gadget

Noun

Smith, though, is still adjusting to coach Mike Macdonald’s defensive scheme.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The bigger those two factor primes are, conventional thinking goes, the harder their multiplication is to undo—a sentiment that has made RSA one of the world’s most popular encryption schemes since its debut nearly a half-century ago.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of scheme

Noun

The New York Times has approved AI tools across its editorial and product teams and built an internal summarization tool called Echo, while barring staff from using AI to draft or substantially revise an article.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The team hired Moonshot to monitor online threats against its players – using tools that Moonshot developed a decade ago for national security purposes.

— Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of tool

Noun

Handles up improves safety and hygiene during unloading, avoiding contact with eating surfaces and reducing injury risk.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2026
Another is the contagion risk posed by having an unvaccinated child in a waiting room alongside infants and kids with immunodeficiencies.

— Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of risk

Noun

Treister had a smart sense of humor, often performing magic tricks for anyone who would come over to his home, his family said.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap.

— Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of trick

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