1
as in scheme
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
used every device and stratagem he knew to prevent his son's marriage
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2
as in tool
an article intended for use in work
the salesclerk tried to sell me a new device for grooming cats
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3
as in genius
devices plural
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
left to her own devices she'd eat at a fast-food restaurant every night of the week
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Recent Examples of device
Nelson was charged with one count of malicious destruction of property, explosives or incendiary devices use, felony criminal mischief and criminal attempt to commit felonies, according to a news release from the Loveland Police Department.
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Pilar Arias, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Powered by an Ultra 9 Intel Core processor and a 15.6-inch display, this device also weighs in at under four pounds.
—Pcmag Brandx and Dell, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, an initiative that aims to work with private companies to send lunar devices into space at lower costs.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Getting users in China to upgrade their devices to run AI would be a big boost for Apple, which has seen its U.S. refresh pick up slower than expected due to those AI feature delays.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Pilar Arias, Fox News, 4 Mar. 2025
Powered by an Ultra 9 Intel Core processor and a 15.6-inch display, this device also weighs in at under four pounds.
—Pcmag Brandx and Dell, PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025
The mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, an initiative that aims to work with private companies to send lunar devices into space at lower costs.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Getting users in China to upgrade their devices to run AI would be a big boost for Apple, which has seen its U.S. refresh pick up slower than expected due to those AI feature delays.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for device
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The 22-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury came after a yearslong federal investigation and alleged Madigan participated in an array of bribery and extortion schemes from 2011 to 2019 aimed at using the power of his office for personal gain.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
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On Friday, Reardon tossed the case against Mario Juarez, the longtime political operative and twice-failed Oakland City Council candidate who claimed to have been the target of an extortion scheme by Price.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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London is usually evocative, bursting with creative genius.—
Julian Randall,
Essence,
3 Mar. 2025
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Marlon Brando — On the Waterfront (1954) So much has been said about Marlon Brando's simmering Method genius during the early-'50s that watching his revolutionary approach to acting now couldn't possibly live up to the hype, right?—
EW.com,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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The idea of doctors posing as podcasters to make men more suggestible is already a winner, but the language the doctors employ to complete the ruse ratchets up the comedy.—
Joe Berkowitz,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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Is this to maintain the ruse of amateurism to go along with the players’ professed allegiance to and love of this particular university, however temporary?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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States come and go, in other words, and their techniques and instruments may vary, but the obligation to defend and uphold Islam is constant.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The instrument has been observing Mars since April 2018, capturing high-resolution color images of the Martian surface, said Nicolas Thomas, a professor at the Physics Institute at the University of Bern in Switzerland who led the team that developed the camera.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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More than 40 years later, Bill Murray has a bone to pick with Bob Woodward over his literary treatment of friend and collaborator John Belushi.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Mar. 2025
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The bones can get fractured in many different ways.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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And our favorite trick is shopping the Better Homes & Gardens Juliet bedroom furniture line at Walmart.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Feb. 2025
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The trick is finding the place that aligns with your style.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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As powerful as the winners' speeches, these moments are a true celebration of the talent that has reshaped the art of movie storytelling.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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With his calm demeanor and distinctive baritone, Biggie exhibited a rare talent for painting pictures with his bars, delivering a complex rhyme scheme of double entendres and metaphors that has kept him on the Mount Rushmore of rap for any true connoisseur of the genre.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Device.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/device. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
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