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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

Vivoo makes a urine-analysing gizmo that sits on the rim of a toilet bowl, promising to help you understand your hydration "like never before".

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Comedy and tragedy customarily share space in “Star Trek” — “Section 31” begins with a quote from Aeschylus and includes an extended discussion over whether the gizmo they’re after is called “Godsend” or “God’s End.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 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

Hey, Paine, can you take a bath with that ankle gizmo, or would you get all electrocuted?”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

My left arm and hand are enveloped in a mass of probes, wires, gizmos and cuffs.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Not every new insight into hidden animal behavior requires fancy gizmos, however.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

And while claw gizmos and plastic figurines aren’t my thing, I understand their popularity and wouldn’t mind their presence if there was a greater supply of old-school games, and perhaps some pinball machines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025

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

“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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