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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
And the must-haves are all my little gizmos, gadgets, my wearables, which measure everything: my heart rate, my heart rate variability, my sleep patterns, all of that.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
This new gizmo sounds like just the thing for someone in your life who's already got everything: a portable printer that puts art on your plate.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 July 2025
For the past three years, New York City beaches have relied on drones to detect sharks and riptides, and now the gizmos are being used to drop flotation devices on swimmers in trouble.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Perhaps there are a thousand robotic arms and conveyor belts and forklifts and gadgets and gizmos working to assemble, for example, an autonomous car.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2018
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
This new gizmo sounds like just the thing for someone in your life who's already got everything: a portable printer that puts art on your plate.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 July 2025
For the past three years, New York City beaches have relied on drones to detect sharks and riptides, and now the gizmos are being used to drop flotation devices on swimmers in trouble.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Perhaps there are a thousand robotic arms and conveyor belts and forklifts and gadgets and gizmos working to assemble, for example, an autonomous car.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gizmo
Noun
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Reports of early concepts include a screenless, wearable device that uses voice input and subtle haptics, envisioned more as an ambient companion than a traditional gadget.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Check that all your kitchen appliances and gadgets work properly and are used regularly.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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The innovation could pave the way for medical tools that move through the body’s arteries or inspection devices that crawl into complex machinery.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Toys, even ones marketed as tools for the imagination, are never value neutral.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Currently, his left shoulder would not require a harness-type contraption.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The futuristic contraption, currently on display at the 2025 Osaka Expo, has already drawn massive interest and intrigue from the crowds.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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For investors, policymakers, and business leaders, the time has come to seize the momentum, champion innovation, and finance the blue transition.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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In September, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy cited the pursuit of innovation, collaboration and connection in ending the company’s three-days-in the-office hybrid model and ordering employees — including those at the company’s Bay Area offices — back in five days a week.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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The new widget will include buttons that activate Copilot Vision or spoken AI conversations with one click.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2025
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Then through the Build-A-Look widget, shoppers can scroll through many items across categories, to change the outfit in different ways.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The giant screen can house family pictures, play videos and control your smart appliances.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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This includes repairing the lines or shutting down sections of gas pipelines and switching homes to electric appliances.—
NPR,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cleaning Bar Tools Beyond Glassware For other types of bar tools like shakers, jiggers, pour spouts, and metal utensils, rinse thoroughly after use and wash with a mild detergent.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
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Not quite as much as this crazy jigger, but extraordinary nonetheless.—
Loz Blain
August 04,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Gizmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gizmo. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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