widget

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Recent Examples of widget That will address some user complaints that common VR games and applications from other platforms (which use physical accessories and controllers like this) wouldn't work on the Vision Pro. Also, widgets are now supported in visionOS. Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025 That was before Gose realized that, in the private-equity world, a hospital was just another widget, a tool to make money and nothing more. Megan Greenwell, The Atlantic, 9 June 2025 By attempting to crash all these fields while trying to pump up the most old-fashioned forms of manufacturing through his tariff sledgehammer, Trump seems literally to want to drive Americans from sectors requiring thought and invention to screwing in widgets on assembly lines. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025 The people will probably matter more than these widgets. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for widget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widget
gadget
Noun
  • Now is a great time to treat yourself to a new gadget that'll make life a lot easier.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 9 July 2025
  • Certainly, every electronic gadget in your home and car contains copper.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 9 July 2025

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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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