devices

noun

plural of device
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 Instead, Cramer pointed to Cook's ability to sustain the iPhone's appeal and keep consumers coming back through successive generations of premium devices. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Infecting already compromised devices Research published Monday brings the threat into much clearer view. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Programs such as Safe Routes to School, which partner with local school districts, also offer educational materials on how to safely ride e-devices or use other alternative modes of transportation. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Apple will take devices from other brands, but the biggest bang for your buck will likely come from one of the company’s own most recent models. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devices
  1. tendency
  2. aptitude
  3. inclination
  4. affinity
  5. affection
  6. impulse
  7. disposition
Noun
  • There is a tendency for gloom to descend when thinking about Europe’s economic and business prospects.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Bonnell The enthusiast’s approach Bonnell’s team uses matters because electric motorcycles have an annoying tendency to make power delivery either spectacularly good or spectacularly stupid.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of tendency
Noun
  • This position — especially once assistant head coach Frank Smith arrived — requires immense mental aptitude.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • How could King draw with such aptitude and still struggle to talk?
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of aptitude
Noun
  • The film’s procedural aspect ticks along just fine, holding the attention without subverting expectations, and carried by actors who, much like the detectives in this case, are ultra-capable professionals with no inclination to go rogue on us.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Collectively, that inclination could lead to bills soaring ever higher.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of inclination
Noun
  • As opposed to infantile regression, the oceanic feeling can also be understood as a means of recapturing a repressed sense of relation, connection, affinities.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Bellow felt an affinity with Kennedy’s combination of low-life high jinks, human frailty, and virtuoso style.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of affinity
Noun
  • King seemed stranded in a faraway world, tortured by a discomfort that no amount of affection could soothe.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Globe is reporting that just as fans have been rolling their eyes at the couple’s displays of affection, so has Furness.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of affection
Noun
  • Fewer steps between desire and checkout means fewer chances for the initial impulse to fade.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That matters because fewer steps between desire and checkout means fewer chances for the initial impulse to fade.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of impulse
Noun
  • The disposition lens asks what changed because of the first three lenses.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this year, Harrison Street sold a 12-property student housing portfolio for $910 million, one of the largest dispositions in the sector in recent years.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of disposition

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“Devices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devices. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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