as in appliances
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
Check that all your kitchen appliances and gadgets work properly and are used regularly.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
See which gadgets made a difference.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2025
The light also offers USB-C output for charging a phone and other external gadgets from the TD2's battery reserves.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025
The platform has been heavily criticized over the last year by users who’ve said their smart home gadgets have been left to wither as Google moves away from Assistant and focuses on Gemini.
—PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Best Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is filled with deals on cookware, bakeware sets, appliances, and gadgets from KitchenAid, Lodge, Kate Spade, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
This sale is by far one of the best times to save on tech gadgets like televisions, smart plugs, and of course Amazon devices like the Echo and Kindle.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
None of them has had an answer for him yet this season, as Bonitto continues to pull new gadgets out of his bag.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
See which gadgets made a difference.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 14 Oct. 2025
The light also offers USB-C output for charging a phone and other external gadgets from the TD2's battery reserves.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025
The platform has been heavily criticized over the last year by users who’ve said their smart home gadgets have been left to wither as Google moves away from Assistant and focuses on Gemini.
—PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Best Amazon Prime Day Kitchen Deals Amazon Prime Big Deal Days is filled with deals on cookware, bakeware sets, appliances, and gadgets from KitchenAid, Lodge, Kate Spade, and more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
This sale is by far one of the best times to save on tech gadgets like televisions, smart plugs, and of course Amazon devices like the Echo and Kindle.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
None of them has had an answer for him yet this season, as Bonitto continues to pull new gadgets out of his bag.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gadgets
Noun
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The chemical elements can leave a bitter, metallic taste and stain laundry and household appliances.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
17 Oct. 2025
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Amazon’s clever kitchen gadgets and appliances don’t stop here.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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Excel performs better with large worksheets and offers a wider range of analytical and statistical tools, including advanced charting.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
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Retail investors, HODLers, or less experienced investors may not utilize these tools, but that is rapidly changing.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Maintaining a relatively minimalist approach to accessories, Corrin wore pieces of jewelry by Cartier.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kim, 44, kept her hair up in a high ponytail and rounded out her look with silver accessories.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 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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This will put borders around app icons, control panel buttons, widgets, and almost every other element of the software, for improved clarity.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 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
Noun
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By the 1970s, innovations in fertilizer, pesticide and crop development, along with farm subsidies, led to a glut of grain.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Previous innovations made cars faster, safer, and more efficient.—
Sterling Anderson,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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About a decade ago, many economists took a more pessimistic view, arguing that inventions such as smartphones or even the internet had less of an economic impact than previous developments such as the airplane or the car.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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This year, the Switch 2 also made our list of the year’s top inventions.—
Merrill Fabry,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gadgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gadgets. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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