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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
Interpol refuses to take custody of 9.4, and instead leaves Salus Mondiale to safeguard the powerful gizmo and track down the top suspect in its creation, an elite coder named Boris.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Over the years, the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog became renowned for gadgets, gizmos and innovative products.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
And the must-haves are all my little gizmos, gadgets, my wearables, which measure everything: my heart rate, my heart rate variability, my sleep patterns, all of that.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Perhaps there are a thousand robotic arms and conveyor belts and forklifts and gadgets and gizmos working to assemble, for example, an autonomous car.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2018
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Over the years, the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog became renowned for gadgets, gizmos and innovative products.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
And the must-haves are all my little gizmos, gadgets, my wearables, which measure everything: my heart rate, my heart rate variability, my sleep patterns, all of that.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Perhaps there are a thousand robotic arms and conveyor belts and forklifts and gadgets and gizmos working to assemble, for example, an autonomous car.
—Michael Koziol, IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gizmo
gadget
Noun
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The gadget charges via a USB-C port and can also be used while charging.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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And just as Shakespeare relentlessly intensified Lear’s individuality, so did Jobs make each gadget more itself, eschewing generic compromise to magnify exceptionality.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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