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device

[dih-vahys] / dɪˈvaɪs /
NOUN
instrument, tool
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessory apparatus appliance equipment gadget gear machine material mechanism
STRONG
agent arrangement article construction contraption contrivance creation doohickey expedient gimmick implement invention makeshift means medium outfit resort resource rigging shift tackle thingamabob utensil whatchamacallit whatnot
WEAK
Rube Goldberg invention whatsit
Antonyms
STRONG
destruction disorganization ruin
NOUN
ploy, scheme, maneuver
Synonyms
STRONGEST
design method strategy
STRONG
artifice cabal chicanery craft craftiness dodge evasion expedient fake feint finesse gambit game gimmick improvisation loophole machination pattern plan plot project proposition purpose racket ruse shift stratagem stunt subterfuge trap trick wile
WEAK
clever move cunningness
Antonyms
STRONG
frankness honesty ignorance openness reality truthfulness
NOUN
symbol, emblem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
design
STRONG
badge colophon crest ensign figure insignia logo motif motto pattern scroll sign slogan token

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While his thoughts drive the narrative, he is also seen prismatically through other characters, a typical Strout device.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Apple explores using Intel, Samsung to build device processors.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

OpenAI disclosed in a legal filing this year that the device won’t ship to customers before the end of February 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Both cast debt as a bogeyman turning capitalism into an extraction device that, left unchecked or unwisely channeled, can take everything from any of us.

From Salon • May 4, 2026

They did have an electric suctioning device, but where and how would they charge it?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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