Synonyms of doohickey
Examples of doohickey in a Sentence
screw in the doohickey at the top of the lamp shade
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Co-writes from Brandi Carlile and vocals from Chris Stapleton can’t save it; the choruses can’t muster up the old dopamine hits; even the trademark Dessner doohickeys seem absent, just uninspired arrangements with heavily Melodyned vocals.
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Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
That is the fateful question seemingly posed by this new Pixar installment, which picks up on the familiar parenting conundrum about screentime as Woody, Buzz and the gang encounter a new doohickey in the playroom – a tablet.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Ty, who grew up in Breckenridge, also has eyes on other high-end outdoor doohickeys to complement the Skyloft Van.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The movie’s apocalyptic plot hinges on a digital doohickey identified onscreen as the P.L.O.T.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
These days, though KitchenAid sells all kinds of other doohickeys, the stand mixer is still what the company is known for.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
That is the fateful question seemingly posed by this new Pixar installment, which picks up on the familiar parenting conundrum about screentime as Woody, Buzz and the gang encounter a new doohickey in the playroom – a tablet.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 5 Jan. 2026
But where barrel jeans play with proportions and cuts, these pants are more about doohickeys and thingamabobs, straps, flaps, and pulleys.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Ty, who grew up in Breckenridge, also has eyes on other high-end outdoor doohickeys to complement the Skyloft Van.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The movie’s apocalyptic plot hinges on a digital doohickey identified onscreen as the P.L.O.T.
—Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
This model is basically an all-things-to-all people air-changing doohickey par excellence.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
These days, though KitchenAid sells all kinds of other doohickeys, the stand mixer is still what the company is known for.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Doohickey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doohickey. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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