widgets

plural of widget

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Recent Examples of widgets This will put borders around app icons, control panel buttons, widgets, and almost every other element of the software, for improved clarity. PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025 One neat element of the Instinct Crossover AMOLED in particular is the way the watch face widgets can move slightly to avoid being obscured by the watch hands. Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 The color of your folders, which also controls the tint of icons and widgets in tinted mode. ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 The widgets beat the leaders — until the empire can’t adapt. Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025 Every page uses the same plain‑English labels and widgets so comparisons feel apples‑to‑apples. Fortune Games, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widgets
Noun
  • The middle aisle is restocked with home goods, organizers, candles, cleaning gadgets, even clothing and shoes, and new ALDI food items are stocked on the shelves, perched and ready for the deals to be snapped up by customers.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • As people who write about food and test kitchen gadgets for a living, Bon Appétit editors are constantly surrounded by a wide range of products.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • While voting on the bill is unlikely, the provision banning software tools like virtual private networks, or VPNs, has caused concern over potential government overreach in tech spaces.
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Watch this video to see how to clean your hair tools.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Widgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widgets. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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