: manufactured, created, or constructed by human beings
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man-made diamonds that were really just glass
the houses in the new development are built around a man-made lake
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The material is man-made from crushed quartz crystals combined with binders like resin and pigments for color.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
But there’s a point of view from which technology isn’t entirely man-made.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Since the earthen mound was clearly man-made, archaeologists linked its shape to Venus, a deity associated with fertility and farming.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Opal can be man-made just like diamonds.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
But there’s a point of view from which technology isn’t entirely man-made.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Since the earthen mound was clearly man-made, archaeologists linked its shape to Venus, a deity associated with fertility and farming.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Opal can be man-made just like diamonds.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for man-made
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“Man-made.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/man-made. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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