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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Dual shows a status panel and a widget; and Full shows a status panel, a widget, and the next appointment on your calendar.
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PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
If users want to do anything from designing a social media campaign to analyzing spreadsheet data and building an interactive widget, that’s now possible on Canva within the same space.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Later versions of the AI-spambot also targeted the Live Chat widgets integrated into many modern websites.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025
The widget can be QuickNotes, stocks, news, or a map, and each has its limitations.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
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PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
If users want to do anything from designing a social media campaign to analyzing spreadsheet data and building an interactive widget, that’s now possible on Canva within the same space.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Later versions of the AI-spambot also targeted the Live Chat widgets integrated into many modern websites.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 Apr. 2025
The widget can be QuickNotes, stocks, news, or a map, and each has its limitations.
—PCMAG, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for widget
gadget
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The deal brings OpenAI into the world of hardware, and underscores the growing sense in Silicon Valley that smart AI assistants could upend the gadget world.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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In addition to air conditioners, other gadgets can efficiently keep a home cool.—
Khanh T.L. Tran,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Widget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widget. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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