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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a gimmick for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a tactic or strategy designed to attract attention or interest, often in a superficial or deceptive way.
Example: "The new advertising campaign is just a gimmick for boosting sales without improving the product."
Alternatives: "a ploy for" or "a trick for".
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But this isn't just a gimmick for tourists.
"This wasn't a gimmick for the Olympics," Mr. Franks said.
"It's a bit of a gimmick, for people in bars and in clubs.
But we didn't come in overnight and just do a gimmick for decoration.
They had brought umbrellas, firstly as a gimmick for lifts, but then they had been glad to use them seriously.
The truth, though, is that the case for expanding the limit is not that it's a gimmick for encouraging investing.
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But it is probably best known for the worm in the bottle — a marketing gimmick for a few brands from Oaxaca State (a few use a scorpion instead).
From the swank Dior and Burberry stores across the street, the puppet looked more like a marketing gimmick for a Batman sequel than a piece of activist performance art.
His final feature film was Million Dollar Mystery (1987), which was largely a promotional gimmick for a treasure hunt being conducted by a maker of garbage bags.
Following this match, Extreme Exposé began expressing admiration in him and gave him a lap-dance, starting a new gimmick for him of a self-proclaimed "chick magnet".
The fossil is discovered to be a marketing gimmick for a new mall.
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