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also gismo
as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage
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Recent Examples of gizmo
The gizmo also includes haptic alerts that can wake you—but not your partner—if your child is fussing.
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Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
These strategies take knowledge, discipline, ingenuity and maybe a good fan – not medication or gizmos and gadgets, according to experts.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
The gizmo is changing sports — and one reason why the 23-year-old looks so much beyond his years on the gridiron.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Free of electronic gizmos and multifunction screens, the NSX interior is somewhat dated but also refreshing in its absence of useless stuff.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
These strategies take knowledge, discipline, ingenuity and maybe a good fan – not medication or gizmos and gadgets, according to experts.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
The gizmo is changing sports — and one reason why the 23-year-old looks so much beyond his years on the gridiron.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Free of electronic gizmos and multifunction screens, the NSX interior is somewhat dated but also refreshing in its absence of useless stuff.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
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Hackers use a variety of methods to turn your gadgets into botnet zombies.Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Watch Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas on Disney+ 8-Bit Christmas If the latest and greatest game or gadget tops your child's wish list, then 8-Bit Christmas (2021) is the film for you!Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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This is an important reminder that AI is just a tool.Arianna Huffington, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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That paradox led to an idea: create a library of photobooks in Ghana to bring the African story home, allowing people to learn about their history and give them the tools to tell new stories of the continent.Max Posner, NPR, 21 Dec. 2024
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The hotel’s concern for parents extends to details like a lime-green plastic step stool at the marble bathroom sinks and matching plastic contraption hung from the faucet to bring water closer to a person of small stature.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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People lament that most cars on the road today are 4,000-pound contraptions with just one person in them.WIRED Staff, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
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The goal is to enable safe innovation, not restrict it.Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The most significant untapped source of innovation lies in public health practice itself.Caitlin Rivers, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2024
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This shortcut also appeared on Google's Android search widget, and a conversation history button was added to the Google app.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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The inspiration for the new widget came from Rahul Janardhanan, an artist who earlier this year designed and shared a collection of 10 concepts for potential Nothing OS widgets.Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
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The home improvement chain is offering up to 30% off select major appliances until January 8, 2025, as well as 30% off on some holiday storage items.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Use the mixture in a spray bottle on kitchen countertops, appliances, baseboards, windowsills, and the insides of your fridge and freezer.Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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The set also includes essential tools like a muddler, Hawthorne strainer, mixing spoon, and jigger.Andrew Watman, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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The high-style, stainless steel set includes a shimmering and hefty shaker, lengthy spoon, strainer, and jigger — each crowned with a single chic, regal (and yes, stripey) bee.Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Gizmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gizmo. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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