as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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What about some newfangled contraption?
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
View gallery - 3 images Colin Furze used to be a plumber, but really found his calling building wacky contraptions, like a homemade hoverbike, a bicycle with wheels made of ice, and automatic Wolverine claws.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Some of these contraptions even come with a phone app that reminds you when to water your seedlings.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
When a rebellion erupts between Earth and its colonies, the ensuing conflict is fought by pilots in massive mechanized contraptions known as mobile suits.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
View gallery - 3 images Colin Furze used to be a plumber, but really found his calling building wacky contraptions, like a homemade hoverbike, a bicycle with wheels made of ice, and automatic Wolverine claws.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Some of these contraptions even come with a phone app that reminds you when to water your seedlings.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
When a rebellion erupts between Earth and its colonies, the ensuing conflict is fought by pilots in massive mechanized contraptions known as mobile suits.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contraption
gadget
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Among the machines in my regular rotation are a single-pint gadget and a 2-quart canister model (that’s the kind with the frozen bowl).—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
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The little shop’s name comes from the quartermaster character, Q, who provides the gadgets and, more to the point, Aston Martin cars for James Bond in the famous movies.—
Peter Valdes-Dapena,
CNN Money,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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