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gizmo

[giz-moh] / ˈgɪz moʊ /


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Or one of those fidget gizmo things that stores sell in the checkout line.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

There have been high-intensity sessions on a vertical cardio climber - a full-body workout gizmo which developers say is "one of the most effective and efficient ways of burning fat and calories".

From BBC Aug. 25, 2025

De Jaen crouches to fiddle with alligator clips and bits of wire, as well as six 100-watt light bulbs and a purple gizmo that looks like an electric waffle iron designed for children.

From Seattle Times Jan. 26, 2024

At first, I was blinded by the novelty of the $269 solar-roofed gizmo, which arrived on my doorstep last fall as a gift from my father-in-law.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2023

It's a gizmo that looks like a jackknife, but really it's a whole bunch of little screwdrivers and wrenches and even a little magnifying glass.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

Another competitor was a tech whiz who packed his plywood trimaran with electronic gizmos.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

One by one, the satellites – each of them encrusted with a hodge-podge of solar panels and other gizmos – detached from their mothership.

From BBC Oct. 14, 2024

Google instead wants to blitz you with buggy new gizmos whose basic functionalities lack everything that made Google an empire, a verb, a dependable custodian of the information superhighway.

From Slate May 16, 2024

These futuristic gizmos materialize for a chosen few, packed in white boxes with the recipient’s name embossed and an invitation to “play.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2024

“What kind of new gadgets and gizmos do you guys think Mr. Lemoncello has added to his library?” asked Mrs. Yunghans.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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