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gadget

noun

ˈga-jət How to pronounce gadget (audio)
Definition of gadgetnext
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 What kitchen tool or gadget or appliance are you obsessed with right now? — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026 The company is working on smart home gadgets, robots, AirPods with AI cameras, and other new categories of devices, according to reports as well as snippets recently found in a beta version of MacOS. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 There are also plenty of popular gadgets worth shopping, from AirPods Pro and Garmin watches to Ring cameras. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Veteran Emari Demercado should start the season as the third-down passing back, with Brashard Smith mixing in as a gadget piece and kick returner. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gadget
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
  1. tool
  2. appliance
  3. gizmo
  4. contraption
  5. widget
  6. accessory
  7. mechanism
  8. innovation
Noun
  • Avoid acidic cleaners like vinegar or lemon, as well as harsh chemicals and abrasive tools, to protect the glaze.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The country's largest school district now has some of the strictest guidelines around younger students using artificial intelligence tools in school — at least, temporarily.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of tool
Noun
  • Her downtown digs feature floor-to-ceiling windows and a kitchen outfitted with stainless steel appliances and white cabinetry.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • About Momcozy Founded in 2018, Momcozy develops maternity and baby products ranging from wearable breast pumps to feeding appliances, serving more than 5 million mothers worldwide.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of appliance
Noun
  • The whole point is to give the owner the experience of driving the car, not to mess with gizmos, gadgets, screens, and everything else.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Those gizmos can then be shared with the world in a TikTok-style endless scroll complete with likes, comments, reposts, and all the other hallmarks of social media addiction.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of gizmo
Noun
  • Today, Unitree’s pre-IPO investors are sitting on a windfall gain, although nobody really knows if there’s a commercial application for the gangly humanoid contraptions.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Video footage circulating on social media and photography by Reuters show visitors mounting the unusual contraption, a bizarre mash-up of a motorcycle and an oversized robot dog, and taking it for a spin.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of contraption
Noun
  • Aside from this feature, iOS 27 also includes a way to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass, new icon designs, extra-large widgets, and new volume settings for ringtones, alarms, timers, and alerts.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026
  • When the phone is open, the display shows two home-screen pages with Today View (a vertically scrolling list of customizable widgets) on the left.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of widget
Noun
  • Nicky Zhu, a product manager at an AI accessory company in Golden, Colorado, recently found one beachfront resort with 47 consecutive five-star reviews that all mentioned a restaurant three blocks away.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Much like Friday’s emerald rewear, Middleton kept the accessories for the black-and-white version of the dress streamlined.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of accessory
Noun
  • Overheating or air bubbles cause the mechanism to enter limp mode, circulating fluid without cooling it.
    — Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Screening the electron interactions weakened and ultimately eliminated superconductivity, supporting an unconventional mechanism for electron pairing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of mechanism
Noun
  • The vaccination trials started in the eastern Tshopo, Haut-Uele and Bas-Uele provinces, said Placide Mbala Kingebeni, Africa CDC's director for research, clinical trials and innovation, on Thursday.
    — JEAN-YVES KAMALE, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout the conflict, India has sought to position itself as a voice for dialogue while avoiding taking sides, emphasizing themes of resilience, sustainability, cooperation and innovation.
    — Kyra Colah, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of innovation

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