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whatnot

[hwuht-not, hwot-, wuht-, wot-] / ˈʰwʌtˌnɒt, ˈʰwɒt-, ˈwʌt-, ˈwɒt- /












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The diminishing impact of the tariffs is apparent in softer prices for goods — furniture, appliances, new cars and whatnot.

From MarketWatch Jun. 10, 2026

No one ever necessarily thought of him as a heartthrob and all of a sudden I’ve heard, I’ve seen some things on Threads or whatnot, and they’re like, “Oh girl, I didn’t know Steve Carell...”

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

"On the Saturday, you go in at eight o'clock in the morning, you have your hair done for an hour, so you might be having hair pieces and whatnot added," she said.

From BBC May 25, 2026

AI has the ability to be a Ph.D. in your pocket, a doctor in your pocket, an analyst in your pocket, an accountant, and whatnot.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

They held up their empty metal bowls or hubcaps or whatnot and cheerfully beat them like drums.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The reality is, some doodads might be hard to find, while other whatnots will be in plentiful supply.

From Seattle Times Nov. 24, 2021

The paintings, photos and whatnots are mostly hung in suites of three or four.

From Washington Post Mar. 12, 2015

Three CDs worth of the strangest hums and whirrs and whatnots is a full universe away from Christmas commercialized but remarkably close to its original spiritual essence of selflessness.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 17, 2014

Having refreshed, we’d cruise the bright, gaily tiled food courts, gathering up whatnots for supper at home: Scotch eggs, fish pies, aromatic salamis and cheeses, dumplings, fresh-shot pheasant.

From New York Times Dec. 26, 2013

And just as she’d found a loophole to allow her to make and sell whatnots, she found a loophole to allow her to use her own whatnots as body doubles.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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