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
Representatives of the company, under giant banners of Blackpink’s Jennie in Ray-Ban and Kylian Mbappé in Oakley, said the conversation has now shifted from the technology to pushing fashion adoption and as a creator product rather than a gadget.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
This is the new world of AI agents across new types of gadgets envisioned by Cristiano Amon, the CEO of Qualcomm, a chip company that lives at the heart of many consumer devices.
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Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
If Brazzell is getting the bulk of the clear-out opportunities and Legette is being used as an occasional gadget weapon, what role can Horn really sink his teeth into?
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Mike Kaye
june 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 June 2026
This is the new world of AI agents across new types of gadgets envisioned by Cristiano Amon, the CEO of Qualcomm, a chip company that lives at the heart of many consumer devices.
—
Arjun Kharpal,kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
If Brazzell is getting the bulk of the clear-out opportunities and Legette is being used as an occasional gadget weapon, what role can Horn really sink his teeth into?
—
Mike Kaye
june 17,
Charlotte Observer,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
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The analyst sees scope for further penetration of this tool as advertisers using the product are increasing spending at nearly twice the rate of non-users.
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FolderFort also includes flexible sharing tools, allowing users to generate public links or restrict access to specific collaborators.
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Lightweight and easily portable, this cleaner can tackle stains in carpets as well as upholstered furniture, appliances and other surfaces.
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But in the kitchen, things go awry again when some sauce boils over onto a burner, activating a safety suppression feature that automatically shuts down the appliance for a half-hour.
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Responsible for this outcome is Forme’s proprietary technology that operates based on fabric alone — no fancy gizmos or uncomfortable add-ons in sight.
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An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.
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The contraption was invented not once but twice within two years and at the same company laboratory.
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On this day in 1884, the Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway, the wooden contraption generally considered to have been America’s first roller coaster, opened at Coney Island.
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Display your own photos, widgets like weather, calendars, stick notes and more.
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Over the last few years, home service operators were sold an explosion of AI tools—voice agents, chat widgets, follow-up bots.
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Best Travel Accessory and Tech Deals The best things come in small packages, and that applies to these travel and tech accessories.
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Top Quince Brown Bags This should come as no surprise, but Sarah Jessica Parker knows the power of good accessories.
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Using a mechanism known as attention, transformers compare every token in a sequence to every other token in that sequence.
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The combination of heat and humidity can be dangerous for humans, because humidity impacts how sweat evaporates, and that’s a cooling mechanism.
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The South Asian diaspora witnessed a wave of musical innovation in the early 1980s, producing a number of records that would go on to earn landmark status.
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This innovation promises genuine improvement for golfers of all skill levels, offering a tangible advantage on the greens.
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“Gadget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadget. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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