as in gadgets
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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These machines are typically massive, tentacled contraptions that require billions of dollars and decades to construct.
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IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
Theater chains are dreaming up more and more whimsical—and, in some cases, distracting—contraptions in hopes of capturing attention.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
Related Video Getting Ready With Úrsula Corberó But cold water immersion can be incorporated in many different ways, without fancy contraptions or large price tags.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
YouTube has some examples of musicians wielding the fiery contraptions.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
When Sunday’s finale picks up, the three remaining houseguests are still clinging on to their contraptions in what looks like an endurance challenge from hell.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, some members of the public feared riding by themselves in the newfangled contraptions and demanded operators.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 24 Dec. 2024
Theater chains are dreaming up more and more whimsical—and, in some cases, distracting—contraptions in hopes of capturing attention.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
Related Video Getting Ready With Úrsula Corberó But cold water immersion can be incorporated in many different ways, without fancy contraptions or large price tags.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
YouTube has some examples of musicians wielding the fiery contraptions.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
When Sunday’s finale picks up, the three remaining houseguests are still clinging on to their contraptions in what looks like an endurance challenge from hell.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, some members of the public feared riding by themselves in the newfangled contraptions and demanded operators.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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