as in gadgets
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed
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Recent Examples of jiggers
Cleaning Bar Tools Beyond Glassware For other types of bar tools like shakers, jiggers, pour spouts, and metal utensils, rinse thoroughly after use and wash with a mild detergent.
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jiggers
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As for Elite World Group’s partnership with Asia Kingston, this also extends to the development of tech gadgets, encompassing the likes of earphones, headphones, portable speakers, smartwatches and power banks.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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As gadgets are replaced faster, global e-waste is growing five times quicker than it’s formally recycled.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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For all of the perils of injecting it into the newsgathering process, AI tools have also come to be seen as useful and less-fraught ways to create efficiencies in editing, advertising and other areas.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Make sure all ingredients and tools are as cold as possible.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nixon pointed to the kitchen and its modern appliances as a sign of the opportunities capitalism can provide.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, China significantly tightened its restrictions on rare earth elements, which make up a key input in semiconductors found in an array of products from cars to home appliances.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Jiggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jiggers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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