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
Luckily, the hosting expert has her own line of home furnishings and kitchen gadgets, and right now, tons of items are on sale for up to 52 percent off at Amazon.
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
People could buy everything on the train: batteries, flashlights, umbrellas, chocolate, candy, dishrags, dolls, toy cars, the newest electronic gadget.
—Hazlitt, 6 Aug. 2025
These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
And while there are now cards, test strips and other devices that can be used to indicate the presence of such drugs on-location, those gadgets may take several rather awkward minutes to deliver results.
—Ben Coxworth
july 26, New Atlas, 26 July 2025
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
People could buy everything on the train: batteries, flashlights, umbrellas, chocolate, candy, dishrags, dolls, toy cars, the newest electronic gadget.
—Hazlitt, 6 Aug. 2025
These clever yet bizarre gadgets are both fun and oddly useful.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
And while there are now cards, test strips and other devices that can be used to indicate the presence of such drugs on-location, those gadgets may take several rather awkward minutes to deliver results.
—Ben Coxworth
july 26, New Atlas, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadget
Noun
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The divers concluded that without specialized marine salvage tools, like underwater arc cutting equipment that requires additional skills and training to operate, the likelihood of getting inside the ship was remote.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Still, recent Consumer Price Index inflation reports reveal increases in the cost of certain imports the United States relies on heavily, including household furnishings, linens, tools, toys and sporting goods.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This appliance is less bulky (and lighter) than an upright vac, but still has plenty of suction power and a mop roller brush to help clean up stuck-on messes—something even the best cordless stick vacuums lack.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
28 Aug. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For the past three years, New York City beaches have relied on drones to detect sharks and riptides, and now the gizmos are being used to drop flotation devices on swimmers in trouble.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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The guitar player, his little knobby thing was not a gizmo thing.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Edison Cannon: An experimental contraption based on designs by the gunsmith Medvedik.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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Video footage shows the giant Pacific octopus grabbing the camera and its reddish body covering more and more of the contraption.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Everything from the appearance to available widgets, apps, and capabilities are getting upgraded.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Next, remove any unnecessary plug-ins, widgets or third‑party scripts that might be slowing things down.—
Daria Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The creatures are usually found hanging from phones or handbags—tiny demons haunting our accessories—or clutched as a kind of pet.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
20 Aug. 2025
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As for jewelry and other accessories, Wilson wore a wide sunflower buckle belt in black with metallic silver hardware.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This complex legal mechanism—which allows the EU to respond to coercion through a broad set of tools, including limiting market access, foreign direct investment, and public procurement—is supposed to allow Brussels to retaliate against allies and adversaries.—
HENRY FARRELL,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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TIDs are mechanisms that allow a municipality to invest in a specific area by using the future growth in that area's property taxes to finance those improvements.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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These are on top of images and videos published last week that highlight the Pixel’s folding phones and nodding towards the innovation in the Android platform that is missing in other platforms.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The agency focuses on developing creative industries while promoting the integration of creativity and innovation into production to enhance the value of goods, services and cultural capital.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Gadget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadget. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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