as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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Recent Examples of contraption
Her daughter no longer needed to be connected to the artificial heart contraption.
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Smaller bamboo contraptions often poke out of windows, or cover air conditioning units and balconies.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
So Ukrainian and Russian mechanics keep tinkering with their contraptions to keep the tanks in the fight.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 14 Sep. 2025
Smaller bamboo contraptions often poke out of windows, or cover air conditioning units and balconies.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
So Ukrainian and Russian mechanics keep tinkering with their contraptions to keep the tanks in the fight.
—Marco Hernandez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Their investigation leads them to Dayal (Soubin Shahir) and Simon (Nagarjuna), members of a crime syndicate using one of Rajasekar's inventions — a chair-like contraption with the ability to cremate bodies — for their own nefarious purposes.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contraption
gadget
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The middle aisle is restocked with home goods, organizers, candles, cleaning gadgets, even clothing and shoes, and new ALDI food items are stocked on the shelves, perched and ready for the deals to be snapped up by customers.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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If a specific style or gadget encourages you to drink more, that’s great.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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