Thesaurus results for WIDGETS

widgets

noun

plural of widget

as in gadgets

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 widgets These guys are being treated like disposable widgets, not human beings. — Howard Berkes, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Swipe left for a series of customizable widgets called Tiles, which can offer quick access to most of Samsung’s apps and features on the watch. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 The interface could include apps, widgets and customizable clock faces, giving it a look that sits somewhere between an iPad, Apple Watch and Apple TV. — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Display your own photos, widgets like weather, calendars, stick notes and more. — Tantse Walter, Space.com, 26 June 2026 Over the last few years, home service operators were sold an explosion of AI tools—voice agents, chat widgets, follow-up bots. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 June 2026 Of course, movies and TV shows are not widgets and washing machines, and results of any finished product varies widely depending on a host of factors. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 June 2026 The widgets that are currently rolling out add sports scores, time zones, a focus timer, and a checklist, which are already some of my favorite new Firefox features in years. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 18 June 2026 The hardware in the Porsche Communication Management module is much faster than before (Porsche says up to five times), and there are more customizable widgets and an onboard personal assistant. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026

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The showstoppers of summer are the Butter Boy and Butter Girl Corn Butters, fan-favorite gadgets that turn heads at every summer event.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Best Amazon Home Deals Cleaning gadgets, bedding, patio furniture, and more home goods are on sale in spades right now.

— Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of gadgets

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Cheap power and an open-weight strategy are real Chinese advantages; American cloud infrastructure and coding tools remain a deeper moat.

— Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
While Wyscout is the industry leader for video scouting tools in football, Eyeball has, since forming in 2020, established itself as the youth football equivalent across the globe.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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