as in tool
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
she tried out a new gadget for weeding the garden
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Recent Examples of gadget
Whether customers are shopping for home essentials or the latest tech gadgets, Walmart’s sale packs a savings punch.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2025
From high-performance smartphones and smart TVs to must-have audio accessories and home gadgets, the biggest discounts of the season are here.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
This handy gadget uses a nitrous oxide cartridge to turn liquid cream into a light, airy whipped topping to dispense directly on your ice cream, cake or other dessert.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
American shoppers have become accustomed to nearly seamless delivery of online orders of affordable clothing and gadgets from China.
—Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen Eisenhammer, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 17 Feb. 2025
From high-performance smartphones and smart TVs to must-have audio accessories and home gadgets, the biggest discounts of the season are here.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2025
This handy gadget uses a nitrous oxide cartridge to turn liquid cream into a light, airy whipped topping to dispense directly on your ice cream, cake or other dessert.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
American shoppers have become accustomed to nearly seamless delivery of online orders of affordable clothing and gadgets from China.
—Laura Gottesdiener and Stephen Eisenhammer, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
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By learning to harness the tools of this century, a cadre of charismatic figures revived the archetypes of the previous one: the strong leader, the great nation, the proud civilization.—
Michael Kimmage,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Build a team that innovates Push your team to use the tools.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The kitchen has also been heavily updated with state-of-the-art appliances, custom oak wood cabinetry, and a curved kitchen island with black barstools designed to look like chess pieces.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, it is not recommended for use with larger appliances such as air conditioners and heaters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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The modest suburban home on Wallaby Street that Wallace shares with his expressive beagle, Gromit, is filled with Rube Goldberg-esque gizmos.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Oct. 2024
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The Japanese game-maker forges their own path, one quirky gizmo at a time.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Being on a red carpet is already stressful enough for everyone there; that ecosystem doesn’t need a Saw-like contraption that could knock out Chloe Fineman that much.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Steinbeck plaque was face up in a metal contraption called a casting flask.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Building nuclear weapons is not like making widgets.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Now Brief and the Now Bar One UI 7 generates daily briefs that are accessible through the Now Brief widget.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
29 Jan. 2025
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Soleil’s pouches and travel cases are ideal for storing toiletries, cosmetics and travel accessories to keep you organised when away from home.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Cup Craze As greens powders and electrolytes became the daily norm, water bottles quickly became an accessory rather than a necessity.—
Emily Burns,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bless also integrates adaptive verification methods, such as weighted averages for data retrieval and consensus mechanisms for complex tasks, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and seamless execution across a diverse computing network.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Night Agent takes itself much more seriously, but creator Shawn Ryan has a tremendous internal editing mechanism that keeps the show lean and propulsive.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Feb. 2025
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There are examples where governments can be the first money experimenting with different methodologies and tools to fund innovation and creating capital that is aligned with actual market need.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Legend shares its name with a previous Royal Caribbean ship that stopped sailing for the line in 2017, partly because the innovations of the Icon Class were informed by those that preceded it.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Gadget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadget. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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