as in gadgets
small useful items
travel kits filled with small bars of soap, a folding toothbrush, and other novelties
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Recent Examples of novelties
The latest advances in multimodal AI are turning voice assistants from novelties into productivity powerhouses.
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Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Never one to shy away from making a scene at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Bürstner came on mission this year, unleashing a furious innovation offensive that included novelties like a moving bathroom and a small semi-integrated motorhome dressed up like a camper van.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The layout is designed to familiarize the public with robots as everyday companions rather than futuristic novelties, underscoring China’s aim to normalize human-robot interaction in daily life.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Gelila, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Never one to shy away from making a scene at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Bürstner came on mission this year, unleashing a furious innovation offensive that included novelties like a moving bathroom and a small semi-integrated motorhome dressed up like a camper van.
—New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Who knew if these roles were flukes — one-offs, novelties — or if Jerry Adler would defy the odds stacked up against any actor, much less a sexagenarian new to the game, and continue to find work in his newfound profession.
—Howard Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The layout is designed to familiarize the public with robots as everyday companions rather than futuristic novelties, underscoring China’s aim to normalize human-robot interaction in daily life.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for novelties
Noun
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The Arts District Market This store will sell a variety of travel necessities, including tech gadgets and small items.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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What this means for you This research brings us closer to safe, at-home or small-scale recycling kits that could recover silver from old gadgets.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The notion of sketch comedy, of all things, as a guide to life, that its lack of a safety net is a metaphor for how to live, is niche and peculiar.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The bigger problem was that the new notions of the philosopher-revolutionaries didn’t actually work.—
Paul Kingsnorth,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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This drugstore find offers audacious shine, unmatched hydration, and 10 buildable shades (and not just the can’t-keep-in-stock Rum Raisin) that work across a very wide variety of complexions.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both Italy and Spain claim to be the birthplace of this variety, but according to the grape geneticists, Spain appears to be the most likely place of origin.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Novelties.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/novelties. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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