widget
noun
a small mechanical device, as a knob or switch, especially one whose name is not known or cannot be recalled; gadget.
widgets
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pluralof widget.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Not all widgets have a full-screen option, but my favorite one, Photos, does.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
But today, as A.I. widgets ooze through every crack of our digital lives, our reflexive outrage at the overreach is starting to wear down.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
They even added iOS widgets and Siri shortcuts recently – “Hey Siri, turn on my VPN” actually works.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
The Dodgers lost, the last domino in a cascade triggered by a front office that miscast its humans as widgets in a search for even the tiniest of edges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
Forget about reading books, buy no computers or widgets.
From The Cyberpunk Fakebook by St. Jude
