as in gadgets
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travel kits filled with small bars of soap, a folding toothbrush, and other novelties
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Recent Examples of novelties
There are thousands of different novelties, knick-knacks and souvenirs here.
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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
Among the novelties in this edition, which lured close to 11,000 in both festival and industry events, were outdoor screenings, out of competition screenings and an extension to the capital of Bogotá which will showcase some nine Alternativa participants.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026
Watches and Wonders ran like clockwork in April, with 65 exhibiting brands showing off their latest novelties to around 60,000 visitors in Geneva and nearly 1 billion online.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
Clear coatings, faux corduroy indigo and a 4×4 right-hand twill modeled after a Swiss miliary wool fabric were among the novelties.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Some people would keep their claims as novelties, some as investments.
—Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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
Among the novelties in this edition, which lured close to 11,000 in both festival and industry events, were outdoor screenings, out of competition screenings and an extension to the capital of Bogotá which will showcase some nine Alternativa participants.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 May 2026
Watches and Wonders ran like clockwork in April, with 65 exhibiting brands showing off their latest novelties to around 60,000 visitors in Geneva and nearly 1 billion online.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026
Clear coatings, faux corduroy indigo and a 4×4 right-hand twill modeled after a Swiss miliary wool fabric were among the novelties.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
Some people would keep their claims as novelties, some as investments.
—Antony Davies, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelties
Noun
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These range from a bendy pizza slice with sunglasses (a voice cameo by Bad Bunny) to three tech gadgets left behind each time Blaze moved on to the next shiny new device.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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That demand has produced a crowded field of gadgets so here are 11 worth knowing about.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Fiorio thinks there’s room there for a new entry, but that the notion of a sedan itself might have to evolve a bit with the times.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
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On the other hand, this notion of happiness did lead me to victory.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The variety landscape was reshaped this year.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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The result is an aesthetic that skillfully balances a variety of textures, including injecting Shou Sugi Ban custom treatments inspired by Japanese principles of wabi-sabi that typically employ elements of asymmetry, roughness, and simplicity.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
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“Novelties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novelties. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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