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also gismo
as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage
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Recent Examples of gizmo
Check out some of the latest tech gizmos that caught our eye this season.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Businesses need to move past seeing AI as a fancy, fortune-costing gizmo that’d magically strengthen their business use cases and shoot them to the top of their industries.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Check out some of the newer plant watering gizmos that have come on the market, like the inexpensive battery plant alarm moisture sensor that flashes red when water is needed.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Shot in an expansive Ottawa arcade, the film is able to utilize the color, lights and gizmos of its attractions to acceptably atmospheric effect.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
Businesses need to move past seeing AI as a fancy, fortune-costing gizmo that’d magically strengthen their business use cases and shoot them to the top of their industries.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Check out some of the newer plant watering gizmos that have come on the market, like the inexpensive battery plant alarm moisture sensor that flashes red when water is needed.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
Shot in an expansive Ottawa arcade, the film is able to utilize the color, lights and gizmos of its attractions to acceptably atmospheric effect.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gizmo
Noun
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Mainstream gadgets getting elusive Even people with broader, more mainstream tech interests see tariffs impacting their options.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Avoid piling clothes, gadgets or paperwork around your bed.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The supplements are a crucial tool for averting malnutrition.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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Their conversation with Frost helped alter the public perception of meditation from a niche spiritual pursuit into a practical tool for personal growth.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Inventors like Richard Arkwright and James Hargreaves had mechanized spinning with various contraptions, but weaving initially remained too complex to automate.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Another photo showed the PD and Animal Control using a contraption with a harness to get the dog out, while the final shot showed the dog safely outside of the dumpster, being taken care of by a police officer.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Public investments in science have produced economic health and prosperity for all Americans and advanced our national security through innovation and soft diplomacy.—
Mary K. Feeney,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Both of us are at the University of Colorado Center for COMBAT Research, where one of our core missions is to improve the psychological health of these families through education, innovation and high-impact research.—
Anne Ritter,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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If users want to do anything from designing a social media campaign to analyzing spreadsheet data and building an interactive widget, that’s now possible on Canva within the same space.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Later versions of the AI-spambot also targeted the Live Chat widgets integrated into many modern websites.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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That, in turn, lowers their ability to make discretionary consumer purchases, save, make major purchases such as a home, car, appliances, or even pay for essential goods and services.—
Noreen Sugrue,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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In partnership with The Vault by Robb Report, the company will create a custom cocktail box, complete with two glasses and a shaker, spoon, cocktail tongs, and jigger made from silvered bronze.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2025
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New this year is the Azalea kit, with a container of its non-alcoholic mix as well as a Masters jigger.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Gizmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gizmo. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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