metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈme-tᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ 
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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Nabih Bulos
foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
Our factories and our forging houses and our metalworking spaces need to be modernized.
—Jim Vinoski, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Writing, metalworking, electricity: These foundational advances reshaped the very structure of human society.
—Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Pivoting to public art Jacobsen’s metalworking skills were forged in Kansas City about 10 years ago.
—Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
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“Metalworking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metalworking. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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metalworking
noun
met·al·work·ing
ˈmet-ᵊl-ˌwər-kiŋ
: the act or process of shaping things out of metal
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