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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

"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

That is not a formula for civilizational security, and whatnot.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 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

To quote section thirty-two, line forty-five of the document you both signed, ‘Once a child has been told about his whatnot upbringing, no further contact with the whatnots he was raised with shall be allowed.’

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

This is not meant as bragging, but: I was in the very first class of whatnots.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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