as in tools
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 gadgets
As people who write about food and test kitchen gadgets for a living, Bon Appétit editors are constantly surrounded by a wide range of products.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
That being said, some travel essentials stay packed and ready—the gear, gadgets, and go-tos that make every trip that much easier.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
These gadgets include single or double kettlebell handles, an EZ curl bar, a straight bar, plus an optional pulley system and set of elastic resistance bands.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Newsweek spoke to a child psychologists who shared that happiness in the home is not defined by material possessions like toys, clothes or gadgets—but is instead built on a foundation of love, clear boundaries and consistent routines.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Whether or not these gadgets actually help with sleep is an open question.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Here, the high-tech gadgets met the low-tech of a card game.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
As for Elite World Group’s partnership with Asia Kingston, this also extends to the development of tech gadgets, encompassing the likes of earphones, headphones, portable speakers, smartwatches and power banks.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
As gadgets are replaced faster, global e-waste is growing five times quicker than it’s formally recycled.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2025
That being said, some travel essentials stay packed and ready—the gear, gadgets, and go-tos that make every trip that much easier.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
These gadgets include single or double kettlebell handles, an EZ curl bar, a straight bar, plus an optional pulley system and set of elastic resistance bands.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
Newsweek spoke to a child psychologists who shared that happiness in the home is not defined by material possessions like toys, clothes or gadgets—but is instead built on a foundation of love, clear boundaries and consistent routines.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Whether or not these gadgets actually help with sleep is an open question.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Here, the high-tech gadgets met the low-tech of a card game.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
As for Elite World Group’s partnership with Asia Kingston, this also extends to the development of tech gadgets, encompassing the likes of earphones, headphones, portable speakers, smartwatches and power banks.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
As gadgets are replaced faster, global e-waste is growing five times quicker than it’s formally recycled.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadgets
Noun
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For all of the perils of injecting it into the newsgathering process, AI tools have also come to be seen as useful and less-fraught ways to create efficiencies in editing, advertising and other areas.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Make sure all ingredients and tools are as cold as possible.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Other highlights include a living room sporting a wood-burning stove, a dining area that connects to a kitchen outfitted with open shelving and stainless appliances, and a bath equipped with a porcelain tub.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hailed for their seemingly effortless power, supple ride, technologically sophisticated gizmos and exquisite interior and exterior appointments, Phantoms have been the ultimate celebrity status symbol nearly since the nameplate’s release.—
Brett Berk,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog became renowned for gadgets, gizmos and innovative products.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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As for accessories, the Emmy Award-winning actress favored glittering statement earrings.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Surveillance footage from inside the Domino’s shows pandemonium — customers wearing Halloween accessories, people standing on tables and chairs and others recording on their phones as tensions escalated.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Her sartorial concoctions rivaled the contraptions of Rube Goldberg.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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As Eve and Julian via Ares fight over a code for permanence that could turn Ares from code to human, stunt sequences involving contraptions from the familiar light cycle to a boat and submarine hybrid, and many moments are backed by needle drops from Nine Inch Nails, who scored the film, or others.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From icons and widgets to menu bars and more, many UI elements can now be made transparent to offer more usable space on-screen.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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One neat element of the Instinct Crossover AMOLED in particular is the way the watch face widgets can move slightly to avoid being obscured by the watch hands.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Governors and mayors, the public and private sector, civil society and multilateral organizations will come together to champion subnational collaboration, mobilize financing for local climate projects and build the local innovations already driving global progress.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But despite all the technical jargon, and despite the breathless chase after the newest innovations, the basic ideas of AI are not that complicated, and not that new, and they can be understood by all of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The state has also advanced in large-scale restoration through innovative mechanisms such as restoration concessions, while intensifying actions to combat deforestation and forest fires.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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How Hypertension Affects Brain Structure Hypertension contributes to or accelerates cognitive decline via various harmful brain mechanisms.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Gadgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadgets. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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