novelties

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 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 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 The 2026 edition was one for the books, with a record 66 houses showcasing their latest novelties to around 60,000 visitors in Geneva and nearly 1 billion online. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 June 2026 The organizations that treat these tools as durable, governable infrastructure, rather than novelties, will be the ones that turn AI potential into measurable progress. Ricardo Tavares, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 There are thousands of different novelties, knick-knacks and souvenirs here. John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Dollar Tree, Dollar General and Family Dollar all stock cooking tools, small appliances and storage helpers that go beyond cheap plastic novelties, and a handful are genuinely worth grabbing on your next run. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 The two-day festival will feature more than 90 vendor booths lining Broadway with arts, crafts, clothing, novelties, gifts and food. Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026 Among all these elaborate and painstakingly studied novelties, loaves of barbari, the bread that kicked it off, await almost humbly. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelties
Noun
  • One Expert’s Tips for Fitness Over 40 While trends and the latest gadgets are intriguing, your biggest fitness wins will come from the basics.
    Jenessa Connor, Health, 20 July 2026
  • That said, this probably won’t be even faintly legible on a home entertainment system, let alone the handheld gadgets that kids like the ones seen here prefer to watch entertainment on these days.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • This followed a common scholarly notion that Maya hieroglyphics were not tied to spoken language.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026
  • Hawk repeatedly challenged the notion that success represents a destination.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Noun
  • Vesper Theatre's main performance space, an 80-seat black box theater, can support a variety of art forms from dance to theater to film.
    Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • The trio are all therapies for multiple myeloma, a complex type of blood cancer where patients may need a variety of treatments to help fight the disease.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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“Novelties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novelties. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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