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widgets

NOUN

gadget

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gizmo

STRONG

apparatus appliance contraption contrivance device doodad doohickey invention object thing thingamabob thingamajig tool whatchamacallit

Example Sentences

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Stick shifts are also slower than their auto-shifted counterparts from 0-60 mph—due to the fleshy, fallible widgets sitting in the driver’s seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

They even added iOS widgets and Siri shortcuts recently – “Hey Siri, turn on my VPN” actually works.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

It struck me as a complex way to complete a repetitive task, but that is part of Reframe’s pitch: This is not an assembly line churning out a thousand identical widgets.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2025

For the leaders of today’s cultural industries, films, TV series, albums, even books seem to be no more than widgets on an algorithmic assembly line, as fungible as yards of textile or gauges of steel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Forget about reading books, buy no computers or widgets.

From The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude