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
The heavy-lifting gadgets reduce the amount of time a truck spends idling at a warehouse, in turn cutting emissions.
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
But for the uninitiated, this handy gadget acts as an alternative to regular flossing by relying on a jet of water instead.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
While wine gift catalogs feature heavily on oversize, pricey gadgets to open bottles, Stroemer, like most wine professionals, swears by the simple, inexpensive Pulltaps double-hinged waiter’s corkscrew.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
As someone with an aversion to traditional TVs, this gadget from Amazon is a mainstay of movie marathons in my house.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
But for the uninitiated, this handy gadget acts as an alternative to regular flossing by relying on a jet of water instead.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
While wine gift catalogs feature heavily on oversize, pricey gadgets to open bottles, Stroemer, like most wine professionals, swears by the simple, inexpensive Pulltaps double-hinged waiter’s corkscrew.
—Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
As someone with an aversion to traditional TVs, this gadget from Amazon is a mainstay of movie marathons in my house.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
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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 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 karting carnage occurred during a seasonal holiday toy segment on the show that saw Goldberg and Haines trying out a collection of different child-friendly gadgets and gizmos, including an AI storytelling bear and Razor’s now-infamous Crazy Cart Shuffle.EW.com, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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While the cockpit design will be a mixture of retro lines and the latest hi-tech gizmos, the new Prelude will definitely not employ a controversial seat feature that appeared on earlier models.Peter Lyon, Forbes, 25 Nov. 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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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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Party on Top, Sleek on the Bottom Let this stunning Ulla Johnson tank be the star of the show by pairing it will a full midi skirt and festive, but not fussy, accessories.Christina Holevas, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The greatness of her accessory boils down to its size, which wasn’t as Mary Poppins-esque as a tote bag or as squished as a tiny wallet purse.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Driven by a passion for understanding the intricate mechanisms of the human immune system, Dr. Halpert’s expertise evolved into a mission: revolutionizing cancer treatment.William Mullane, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Using this mechanism, the metasheet can be remotely controlled to push items around by raising and lowering different areas.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 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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“Gadget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadget. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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