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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

The Dodgers lost, the last domino in a cascade triggered by a front office that miscast its humans as widgets in a search for even the tiniest of edges.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

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

"I just certainly can't sit still; it gives me the widgets."

From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn