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also gismo
as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage
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Recent Examples of gizmo
Monitor Speakers With Private Audio Lenovo has dozens of new CES products, but one last gizmo that stood out to me is the ThinkCentre M90a Pro Gen 6 all-in-one computer.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Businesses need to move past seeing AI as a fancy, fortune-costing gizmo that’d magically strengthen their business use cases and shoot them to the top of their industries.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The site features new deals each and every day on just about every kind of gadget, gizmo, and appliance out there.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The man was Cole Walliser, a forty-three-year-old director, and the gizmo was the Glambot, a high-speed camera mounted on a giant robotic arm.
—T. M. Brown, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Businesses need to move past seeing AI as a fancy, fortune-costing gizmo that’d magically strengthen their business use cases and shoot them to the top of their industries.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The site features new deals each and every day on just about every kind of gadget, gizmo, and appliance out there.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The man was Cole Walliser, a forty-three-year-old director, and the gizmo was the Glambot, a high-speed camera mounted on a giant robotic arm.
—T. M. Brown, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gizmo
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Wayfair kicked off its Epic Summer Sale with up to 72% off outdoor and indoor furniture, grilling accessories, kitchen gadgets and more until June 16.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
13 June 2025
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Your dad will be eagerly awaiting the next broken gadget.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2025
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Fake review merchants have also wised up to new methods to evade detection tools, especially for payment providers who are still using more basic methods.—
Rochelle Blease,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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These tools promise to detect danger in real time and alert authorities before serious harm occurs.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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The robot contraption all hooks up to a motor that Williams controls from a nearby desk.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 June 2025
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But on designer Lauren Nichols’ set, Salvador has a Rube Goldberg contraption to aid him in his quest to recall what matters most.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
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For well-resourced jurisdictions, this could spur innovation.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The Trump administration's stance on AI has largely aligned with that of companies, arguing that regulation would stymie innovation.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Live cursors, presence indicators and in-context commenting create continuous awareness among participants, while AI agents contribute through suggestion widgets, status indicators and real-time function calls.—
Roshan Pawar,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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That will address some user complaints that common VR games and applications from other platforms (which use physical accessories and controllers like this) wouldn't work on the Vision Pro. Also, widgets are now supported in visionOS.—
Samuel Axon,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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These super-computing facilities have become an important component of modern life, powering everything from smart home appliances to social media to AI chatbots.—
Thomas Grizzetti,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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New this year is the Azalea kit, with a container of its non-alcoholic mix as well as a Masters jigger.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Make a Derby pie for dessert, accompany it with a single jigger of bourbon and branch water, and count your winnings.—
Sam Sifton,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Gizmo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gizmo. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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