cutesy
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Buoyed by its cutesy fairytale metaphor, it collected citations steadily for a few years before gaining wider notice a decade later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Shot on location, Eon Mora’s cinematography swoons every time it takes in ice-blue lakes as the soundtrack cues a stream of cutesy pop songs, most of which are pretty good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
"They have these adorable cutesy cartoons about these products that are so incredibly dangerous that they won't even let people use them," Stamos said of the San Francisco-based startup.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Coach to that end markets its bestselling Tabby bag as a versatile item that works in contexts including school and work, accessorized with any of dozens of charms from cutesy carrots to diamante bows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
CUT TO: Charlie sitting with her grandma in her cutesy retirement community.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
My fiancée and I call each other “booboo,” which I guess is a cutesier iteration of “boo.”
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2018
Instead of simply printing the name of the dentist’s office on our jerseys, as was the custom, our coaches opted for a cutesier take.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2018
Take the manage-a-town vibe of the Animal Crossing series and dial it back to architecting just the homes, and you get Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, like a cutesier version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
From Time ● Sep. 23, 2015
The cutesier components of the redesign, such as buttons curling up and smiling, may or may not improve the experience for regular consumers as part of what Allison calls the “people” focus of his company.
From Forbes ● Jun. 3, 2013
“Thank you for helping me” is one of its cutesiest phrases, but if it gets stuck or runs into a problem, it will keep talking until you rescue it.
From The Verge ● Jan. 17, 2022
And it’s cutesiest in a silent movie, by Amalie Atkins of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that’s projected inside a white felt tent filled with fake snow.
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2012
“This is probably a terrible business idea,” wrote Ms. Jeffries, who also called Loffles, “the start-up with the cutesiest name.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2011
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