mass-produce
verb
mass-pro·duce
ˌmas-prə-ˈdüs 
-ˈdyüs
mass-produced; mass-producing; mass-produces
: to produce in quantity usually by machinery
Examples of mass-produce in a Sentence
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Now, experts and analysts worry that with generative AI, election deniers could mass-produce FOIA requests at an even greater rate, drowning the election workers legally obligated to reply to them in paperwork and gumming up the electoral process.
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Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
After the banjo became a popular and mass-produced instrument in the Americas, England and Ireland during the 19th century, British colonizers took it to West Africa.
—Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Wallpaper imported from Europe or handcrafted by artisans, for example, will generally cost more than wallpaper mass-produced in the the U.S.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
In the coming months, the Neighborhood plans to welcome an additive manufacturer that specializes in mass-producing metal parts for the medical industry.
—Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Similarly, a company may build individual figurines from a customer’s design, printed by 3D inkjet, but the same technique won’t be economical for mass-producing models of the latest superhero.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
A lot of the objects that Julien’s sells are mass-produced, with little intrinsic value.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The Mattel doll was created by Ruth Handler and mass-produced over the years, with an estimation of over one billion dolls sold in over 150 countries.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2024
Ice used to be chipped off natural sources like glaciers, but that changed with the advent of machines able to mass-produce for bars and restaurants, or to manufacture the bags of cubes that lurk in people’s freezers.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
After the banjo became a popular and mass-produced instrument in the Americas, England and Ireland during the 19th century, British colonizers took it to West Africa.
—Aaron Cohen, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
Wallpaper imported from Europe or handcrafted by artisans, for example, will generally cost more than wallpaper mass-produced in the the U.S.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Apr. 2024
In the coming months, the Neighborhood plans to welcome an additive manufacturer that specializes in mass-producing metal parts for the medical industry.
—Carolyn Schwaar, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Similarly, a company may build individual figurines from a customer’s design, printed by 3D inkjet, but the same technique won’t be economical for mass-producing models of the latest superhero.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
A lot of the objects that Julien’s sells are mass-produced, with little intrinsic value.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
The Mattel doll was created by Ruth Handler and mass-produced over the years, with an estimation of over one billion dolls sold in over 150 countries.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2024
Ice used to be chipped off natural sources like glaciers, but that changed with the advent of machines able to mass-produce for bars and restaurants, or to manufacture the bags of cubes that lurk in people’s freezers.
—Laura Paddison, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
back-formation from mass production
First Known Use
1923, in the meaning defined above
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“Mass-produce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mass-produce. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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mass-produce
verb
mass-pro·duce
ˌmas-prə-ˈd(y)üs
: to produce in quantity usually by machinery
mass production
noun
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