as in gadget
an interesting and often novel device with a practical use
built a contraption for automatically buttering toast
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Of course, there are variations distinguishing each of his whirligig contraptions from the next.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Though its popularity has boomed and waned over the last seven decades, there’s no denying that Mr. Land’s little contraption has long-term staying power.
—Alvina Wang, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
No one has seen the seventh kind, the fearsome Night Fury, until Hiccup manages to knock one out of the sky with a homemade bola contraption.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 20 May 2025
Though its popularity has boomed and waned over the last seven decades, there’s no denying that Mr. Land’s little contraption has long-term staying power.
—Alvina Wang, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
No one has seen the seventh kind, the fearsome Night Fury, until Hiccup manages to knock one out of the sky with a homemade bola contraption.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contraption
gadget
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The toy will be priced at 55 euros; items in the capsule collection will cost between 45 euros and 200 euros, while gadgets will mark the entry price to the project starting to retail at 9.99 euros.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
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The field has been caught between academic explorations lacking real-world applicability and consumer gadgets lacking scientific rigor.—
Thorsten Zander,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Contraption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraption. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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