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as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
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as in cheap
of low quality
a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
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Recent Examples of cheesy
For people with serious lactose intolerance, eating a heavily cheesy meal before bed could lead to bad dreams and sleep disturbances, a new study found.
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Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 1 July 2025
And the beef birria egg rolls were heavenly, cheesy goodness.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Still, both the researchers and outside experts said there are plausible explanations for why a cheesy meal before bed could lead to bad dreams.
—Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 1 July 2025
The Lost World: Jurassic Park but Irwin Allen’s cheesy but primitively fun 1960 movie).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 1 July 2025
And the beef birria egg rolls were heavenly, cheesy goodness.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Still, both the researchers and outside experts said there are plausible explanations for why a cheesy meal before bed could lead to bad dreams.
—Shreya Srinivasan, NBC news, 1 July 2025
The Lost World: Jurassic Park but Irwin Allen’s cheesy but primitively fun 1960 movie).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesy
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Once the encounter was posted online, internet sleuths quickly detected the identity of the duo, and the encounter was deemed particularly inappropriate given Byron is married.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Back then, Trump derided White House events for foreign dignitaries held in tents, saying that was an inappropriate way to entertain them.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Prospect Capital is now the cheapest BDC on the market, trading at just 46% of NAV.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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For years, the equation seemed simple: look for the cheapest fare, even if the trip was mediocre.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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The show was shamelessly tacky, which was perhaps some of the appeal as well, which has only gotten more pronounced with her subsequent efforts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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If Trump takes Powell’s scalp, most observers warn, terrible things will unfold because of the ballooning national debt.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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But when terrible news arrives about her ex, all eyes turn to Ana — whose reputation isn't exactly sterling.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Intermittent fasting, for example, may be unsuitable for people with pre-existing conditions or irritable bowel syndrome.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
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While effective in commercial spheres, this approach to AI, which often involves a disregard for data privacy, is viewed as unsuitable for Washington.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Spurred by climate change, Canadian wildfires have increasingly exacerbated poor air quality across Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Cocoa prices have more than doubled over the past two years due to poor weather and disease in West Africa, which supplies more than 70% of the world’s cocoa.—
Dee-Ann Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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On the surface, this may sound like a nice, trashy little diversion.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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But picture-perfect Simone is completely embarrassed to see her trashy sister.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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