as in tool
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
she tried out a new gadget for weeding the garden
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Recent Examples of gadget
Wander the gear aisles where gadgets promise to turn anyone into a better mariner, chef, parent and human being.
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Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Owning too many gadgets can often stop being helpful.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
For more clever kitchen gadgets, check out more of our favorite homemade s’mores makers on Amazon below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop for more space-saving furniture pieces and other gadgets at Amazon.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
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Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Owning too many gadgets can often stop being helpful.
—Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026
For more clever kitchen gadgets, check out more of our favorite homemade s’mores makers on Amazon below.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2026
Keep scrolling to shop for more space-saving furniture pieces and other gadgets at Amazon.
—Kaitlin Gates, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
Noun
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Gardening Tools Garden tools should be cleaned after every use to remove fungi, bacteria, and pests that can be transferred to healthy plants.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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And keep your in-flight essentials like headphones, sleep mask, e-reader, and other tech tools together in your personal item that stays with you at the seat rather than in the overhead bin.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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However, the appliance’s internal temperature was too warm at 50 degrees.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The work triangle has origins dating back to the 19th century, but in a space that now serves diverse purposes and is filled with technology and appliances that didn’t exist when it was created, is the kitchen work triangle still relevant?—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2026
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My workspace is the complete opposite, overflowing with gizmos, tchotchkes from my travels, and an overabundance of gear.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
24 Dec. 2025
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What helped to get this gizmo working consistently was realizing that proton magnetometers don’t tolerate large gradients in the magnetic field.—
David Schneider,
IEEE Spectrum,
25 Nov. 2025
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His hair-trigger homemade contraption pressured all three major networks into giving Kiritsis airtime to explain his grievances to the public.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Modified from machines used by Planters factories to wrap peanuts, this contraption envelops 5,000 MetroCards every hour—or more than one every second.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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Those domains powered legitimate extension features like weather widgets and new tab pages.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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The paper’s push into new products, including an opinion news aggregator launched this week, is trying to solve an audience problem with new widgets for which there’s little clear demand.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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Perhaps her greatest accessory of all time, the 2026 version was ultra-sleek with a left side part and a strand of hair hanging down in front of her face.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The look was made modern by a simple black manicure—nail artist Tom Bachik used Chanel Le Vernis Longwear Nail Colour in Le Diable en Chanel—the perfect accessory to her feathery black and cream off-the-shoulder dress.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The administration has quietly directed diplomats to press allies on restricting inflows, enhancing deportation mechanisms, and ending policies perceived as favoring migrants over citizens.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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To address the challenge the team developed a process based on a self-catalytic leaching mechanism.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Advocate Health and Charlotte leaders are preparing to put entrepreneurs through a free business bootcamp at The Pearl, the city’s new innovation district.—
Chase Jordan
January 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Jan. 2026
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The first research and innovation building is projected to cost up to $260 million, and the university had already begun some pre-construction activities, McCuistion said.—
Samuel O'Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Gadget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadget. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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