as in craft
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum
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as in to manufacture
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Recent Examples of handcraft
Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
Le handcrafts every dish herself, from the rich, multi-day broths to the rice paper rolls praised by Michelin inspectors.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Village women are challenging that outlook by incorporating the bird into traditional songs and handcrafts.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
Johnson wanted to bring a feel for textures and handcrafts to the space that her brand has made a name out of.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
With a parade, live music, a handcraft expo, and food trucks, the two-day event is your chance to see Canton at its liveliest.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
Le handcrafts every dish herself, from the rich, multi-day broths to the rice paper rolls praised by Michelin inspectors.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025
Village women are challenging that outlook by incorporating the bird into traditional songs and handcrafts.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
Johnson wanted to bring a feel for textures and handcrafts to the space that her brand has made a name out of.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcraft
Noun
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There are ample craft cocktail and wine bars, as well as impeccable, catered food moments throughout the event.—
Jenny Adams,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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That money came largely from corporations that have an interest in how California crafts regulations and legislation.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The same report also found that the cost of materials required to manufacture a turbine is 40% higher in Europe than in China.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The TiVo Edge was the seventh generation TiVo DVR, and was manufactured by Arris.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Floyd said the group also provides support to art teachers and school art programs through field trips and by funding art supplies.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The science—or art—of cultivating beneficial attitudes and habits amid prodigious privilege is nascent.—
Christina Binkley,
Robb Report,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The ocean regulates our climate, supports global trade, and feeds communities.—
Olivier Wenden,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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The fallout from that trade, combined with injuries to Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis, derailed the Mavericks’ playoff hopes and led to widespread criticism of the team’s management.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There’s a cosmogony in which the world is fashioned from the corpse of a slain giant or a protohuman, and another in which a hero, Prometheus-style, steals fire from the gods and gives it to mortals.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Since launching her eponymous label in 2017, Mardahl has scooped up a global fan base delighted to sprinkle their homes with wavy dishes and sculptural cups, each fashioned in its own unique, sometimes unpredictable shape.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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SpaceX’s luck appears to be turning, as the company notched a second straight successful test flight of the Starship launch system — the most powerful rocket ever constructed — on Monday evening.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exercises focused on how to find and purify water, fish and hunt for animals, forage for edible plants, find dry wood to build a fire and construct palm leaf-sapling lean-to shelters.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Noma’s dining room, by contrast, is meticulously carpentered together, from the peaked ceiling to the bare floor, out of sanded oak and Douglas fir.—
PETE WELLS,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2018
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“Handcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcraft. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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