- plural of contraption.
contraptions
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There was a reason these contraptions belonged to the Chili’s end of the dining spectrum.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
They are much smaller, cheaper and quicker to develop than the huge contraptions that you might picture when you think of satellites.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Next, an interior shot, sweeping across a gleaming white room occupied by sleek screens and glass-domed beds, space-age Sleeping Beauty contraptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The “personal computers” of the day were hobbyists’ kits, contraptions that arrived in pieces, with output displays that were limited to blinking red lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The flying machine had been just like what Tally imagined when her teachers had described Rusty contraptions: a portable tornado crashing along, destroying everything in its path.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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