as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
manufacturers of all kinds of widgets for the do-it-yourselfer
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Recent Examples of widget
Imagine a town with two widget merchants.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The new widget will include buttons that activate Copilot Vision or spoken AI conversations with one click.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Then through the Build-A-Look widget, shoppers can scroll through many items across categories, to change the outfit in different ways.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Sadly, there is no perfect widget out there.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
The new widget will include buttons that activate Copilot Vision or spoken AI conversations with one click.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Then through the Build-A-Look widget, shoppers can scroll through many items across categories, to change the outfit in different ways.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Sadly, there is no perfect widget out there.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widget
gadget
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From a handy travel document organizer to a $10 luggage scale, these travel accessories and gadgets will help everyone get through the check-in line headache-free.—
Kayla Becker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The viral beauty gadget stimulates collagen, boosts circulation, and leaves you with plump, youthful results.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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