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
There are gadgets available that attach to your washer to hold the door ajar.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
With Kittle on ice, Purdy can turn to electric gadget Jauan Jennings (what a dimer) or the physical Demarcus Robinson (111 yards and a TD in the wild-card round).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The thrill of buying a new home, landing a promotion, or acquiring the latest gadget fades quickly, which can leave people chasing the next hit of external validation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
These refrigerator and freezer gadgets at Amazon are sure to come in handy this year — especially if staying organized is one of your New Year’s resolutions.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
With Kittle on ice, Purdy can turn to electric gadget Jauan Jennings (what a dimer) or the physical Demarcus Robinson (111 yards and a TD in the wild-card round).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The thrill of buying a new home, landing a promotion, or acquiring the latest gadget fades quickly, which can leave people chasing the next hit of external validation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
These refrigerator and freezer gadgets at Amazon are sure to come in handy this year — especially if staying organized is one of your New Year’s resolutions.
—Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
Noun
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Together, these tools create a more streamlined, precise, and safer approach to the repetitive and high-volume tasks common in large-scale data center projects.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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In Mendonça’s work, memory functions as a tool of defiance.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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But searing also often results in oil that splatters all over the stovetop (and sometimes the surrounding counters, floor, appliances…and the cook).—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Now’s the perfect time to stock your kitchen with gadgets and gizmos designed to make life easier.—
Brittany VanDerBill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 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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The man held a large oblong contraption.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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From March 13-14, creators from around the world will assemble at Georgia Tech in Atlanta to demonstrate their unique, innovative, and frequently bizarre music-making contraptions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
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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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Her choice of accessories included a gold choker braided with pink gemstones, which further added a touch of gothic romanticism to her look.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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In addition to food, guests browsed traditional apparel, jewelry and accessories.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Discoveries about the underlying technical mechanisms within LLMs are showing us more so how AI personas happen under-the-hood.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Transparency and press advocates say the statute threatens democratic oversight by creating a new legal mechanism that can shield information from public view, limit voters’ ability to scrutinize those in power and weaken the public’s right to know.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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As a showcase of youth innovation, future artificial intelligence technology took center stage in Rancho Cordova with students showing off their bots.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Swishahouse became synonymous with innovation, hustle, and community, producing legendary mixtapes, shaping radio culture, and influencing generations of artists across hip-hop and beyond.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Gadget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadget. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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