as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
left to her own devices she'd eat at a fast-food restaurant every night of the week
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Recent Examples of devices
However, instead of removing the minerals from the water, these devices make the minerals soluble in the water.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
However, these incidents underscore the importance of regularly updating your devices to stay protected against evolving threats.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Get my picks for the best 2025 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
This vulnerability resides in WebKit, the open-source browser engine that powers Safari, Mail, App Store and other apps on Apple devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Efficient energy storage is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon economy, which can impact everything from grid-scale energy storage to electric vehicles and portable devices.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
In an unprecedented move, our public schools handed out hundreds of thousands of devices to help more than 1 million students continue to safely learn online with their teachers and classmates.
—Dr. Mitchell Katz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Apple’s warnings — just like Google’s recent Android alerts — relate to forensic exploitation of devices or targeted, quasi nation state level targeting of individuals and groups.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.
—David Williams, National Review, 26 Dec. 2024
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2025
However, these incidents underscore the importance of regularly updating your devices to stay protected against evolving threats.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Get my picks for the best 2025 antivirus protection winners for your Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
This vulnerability resides in WebKit, the open-source browser engine that powers Safari, Mail, App Store and other apps on Apple devices.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Efficient energy storage is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon economy, which can impact everything from grid-scale energy storage to electric vehicles and portable devices.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2025
In an unprecedented move, our public schools handed out hundreds of thousands of devices to help more than 1 million students continue to safely learn online with their teachers and classmates.
—Dr. Mitchell Katz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2025
Apple’s warnings — just like Google’s recent Android alerts — relate to forensic exploitation of devices or targeted, quasi nation state level targeting of individuals and groups.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.
—David Williams, National Review, 26 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devices
Noun
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Their nastiness and tendency to cross the line showed up a couple of hours earlier.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Providing learning opportunities to help team members understand their natural tendencies and work styles, along with facilitated workshops, can support trust-building and foster more effective collaboration and a thriving culture.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Because some teams, roles and individuals may have natural aptitudes for different setups.—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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And that team happens to desperately need a player like Luka, with not just great basketball aptitude but with presence and personality – star power!—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The unusual trajectory aligned the Falcon 9 with a perfectly polar orbit at an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator, bringing the four-person crew directly over the North or South Pole every 45 minutes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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And grant funding has become less reliable as state governments face their own financial challenges while the Trump administration has shown little inclination to aid transit systems.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Jews and other immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were disproportionately targeted, highlighting the cultural affinities between anti-radicalism and racial and ethnic chauvinism.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
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But for audiences without that encyclopedic knowledge, developments around the character, and his affinity with Yelena, will be a rewarding part of the story.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Their competitive spirit leads to unexpected sparks and, eventually, deeper affection.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay, as the couple is called in Scotland, were full of flirty moments throughout their day, sneaking in looks of love and small displays of affection.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Stand By Me actor candidly discussed the difficulty of being estranged from his parents and his impulse to share his achievements with parental figures in an interview with Michael Rosenbaum on the Inside of You podcast.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Grandin is distressed by the resurgence today of reactionary impulses in the United States.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The disposition doesn’t elaborate on exactly what Rodriguez told the crowd.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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That's true even if the value of your shares went up and down—if there's no sale or disposition, there's nothing to report.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Devices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devices. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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