as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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That’s the spirit of the Red Bull Soapbox Race, a global spectacle where teams build completely absurd, non-motorized contraptions and send them careening down a track littered with ramps, jumps, and other obstacles designed purely for chaos.
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
His contraption seemingly kills everyone but Walt, Jesse, Todd, and Jack.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Not some simple planks and nails contraption affixed to a low branch, mind you.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Back at the Dutton ranch, Jacob and Jack (Darren Man) are assembling some sort of contraption that could pass for a torture tool.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
His contraption seemingly kills everyone but Walt, Jesse, Todd, and Jack.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Not some simple planks and nails contraption affixed to a low branch, mind you.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
Back at the Dutton ranch, Jacob and Jack (Darren Man) are assembling some sort of contraption that could pass for a torture tool.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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