novelties

noun

plural of novelty
as in gadgets
small useful items travel kits filled with small bars of soap, a folding toothbrush, and other novelties

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Recent Examples of novelties Geneva Watch Days ran ahead like clockwork from September 2 to 6, with at least a dozen novelties introduced across the five-day affair. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Founded in 2019, Whatnot built its audience on novelties and collectibles. — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 Other novelties included Kiss Kiss, reinvented in 2005 with Hervé Can der Straeten, and Rouge G, reinvented with Lorenz Bäumer featuring the famed double-mirror case. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 What seemed like a low barrier for starting a company and finding investors — spurring viral storylines around 19-year-old blockchain CEOs and other such novelties — has given way to a high sense of precarity for people entering today’s arena. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Other novelties after the summer break require a subtler adjustment of the eye as players moved within the league. — Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 July 2026 The report mentions that about half of Gen Z and millennial consumers who buy CDs do not own a CD player, showing that compact discs are now affordable novelties to some. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026 Other photos showcased their residence stocked with the usual dirty bachelor and bachelorette party novelties, plus head cut-outs of the couple. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Yet the Village People’s hits endured in a way few other disco novelties could, forever blasted out at weddings and occasionally ill-fitting public events. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelties
  1. gadgets
  2. notion
  3. variety
Noun
  • But as the gadgets have grown in notoriety, they’ve also been met with privacy backlash and doubts about whether the technology is beneficial enough to become a fixture in everyday life.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For the Indian versions, Shin-Ei checks whether the names of gadgets and other proper nouns suit the local context.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of gadgets
Noun
  • Legal experts on the other side question the notion that a public nuisance can be defined so broadly to include both the sale of a legal product and the impact on carbon pollution, much of it coming from China and India.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of notion
Noun
  • For families Traveling families have a variety of room choices, with some suites offering kitchenettes, separate living areas, multiple rooms, and private balconies to spread out.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Across six hour-long episodes, the show follows a variety of urban animals to uncover the challenges of living alongside the human race.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of variety

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“Novelties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novelties. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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