as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a mawkish plea for donations to the charity
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Recent Examples of mawkish
Co-directed with Jewish Israeli filmmaker Yaron Shani, the movie paints a subtle picture of a society split along fissures religious, political, cultural, and economic, without ever chiding his characters or dipping into mawkish sentimentality.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
And the hints for today’s groups are: Yellow group — leader or main thing
Green group — these can be prickly
Blue group — mawkish movies, perhaps
Purple group — these have a limit, some might say
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
His desire to wrest explicit meaning out of the mother’s experience and corral viewers toward a single conclusion unwittingly places The Deliverance in mawkish and disappointingly cartoonish territory.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Now, after the two men canoodle, there’s a mawkish finale meant to invoke purpose and principle.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
And the hints for today’s groups are: Yellow group — leader or main thing
Green group — these can be prickly
Blue group — mawkish movies, perhaps
Purple group — these have a limit, some might say
What Are Today’s Connections Groups?
—Kris Holt, Forbes, 15 Sep. 2024
His desire to wrest explicit meaning out of the mother’s experience and corral viewers toward a single conclusion unwittingly places The Deliverance in mawkish and disappointingly cartoonish territory.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Now, after the two men canoodle, there’s a mawkish finale meant to invoke purpose and principle.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mawkish
Adjective
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Strahovski and her family said their goodbyes to the city in a sentimental post in February 2025.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The British monarch and his longtime partner, who celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, marked the sentimental milestone on Monday with a pair of portraits shared on social media.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Had the veteran made sloppy errors or been at blame for any goals conceded, Farke would have been left with nowhere else to turn.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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During Nebraska’s run, Cardenas endured an uncharacteristic sloppy spell, turning over the ball six times in the first half.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Aphids excrete the sap as honeydew, leaving leaves sticky and susceptible to sooty mold.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pitchers were becoming too dominant with the sticky stuff.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Mawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mawkish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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