Gimmick and Medium

Gimmick

Gimmick noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Medium and gimmick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Medium" instead a noun "Gimmick".

Nearby Words: gimmicky, gimmickry

Medium noun - A middle point between extremes.

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Gimmick and medium are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gimmick" instead a noun "Medium".

Nearby Word: media

old	old gimmick	old medium
good	good gimmick	good medium
exact	exact gimmick	exact medium
particular	particular gimmick	particular medium
Other adjectives: common, specific, certain, original, single, simple, popular, entire, real, main, famous, new, unique, primary, basic, different.

Depending on one's personal preference toward 3D movies, it can be seen as either using the medium to its full potential, or just adding a gimmick onto another gimmick.

Source: Paddleball Shot
He was just sight gag/Shout-Out at first, until the current Continuity Porn-filled run brought him back, named him Saarek, and gave him a gimmick: he's apparently a medium/necromancer.

Source: Sailor Earth
Homestuck has a gimmick which it grew into - its use of Medium Awareness combined with the Infinite Canvas of a webcomic.

Source: Dancing Bear

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