as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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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.
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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
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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
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gadget
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Best Buy: There’s no shortage of tech deals to be found at Best Buy, where hundreds of laptops, appliances, headphones, and more gadgets are currently on sale — including this 98-inch Smart TV that’s $1,200 off.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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Now, thanks to the development of GaN technology, a power supply can be small enough to fit in a coat pocket and have enough outlets and muscle to power the most demanding laptops and gadgets.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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