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as in art
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking
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as in boat
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
borrowed a craft to get across the river
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as in deception
the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
never hesitated to resort to craft to get what they wanted in life
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as in cunning
skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means
celebrated in political circles for his craft, he's the legislator who knows how to get bills passed
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as in skill
subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something
a really ingenious household appliance that shows a lot of craft on the part of its inventors
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as in to prepare
to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form
spent hours crafting the perfect letter of recommendation for her prize student
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Recent Examples of craft
Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
To make sure craft supplies stay neatly organized and cabinet shelves don't look cluttered, utilize a mix of decorative storage vessels.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
David John Chávez, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The division provides a range of services, including research and legal counseling across the president’s staff, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, which helps craft trade policy.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
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Noun
Participants will get creative and make some crafts the whole family can enjoy.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
To make sure craft supplies stay neatly organized and cabinet shelves don't look cluttered, utilize a mix of decorative storage vessels.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
Verb
That’s no issue for the cast, whose members push past the play’s more problematic elements to craft a warm production.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
The division provides a range of services, including research and legal counseling across the president’s staff, including the Office of the United States Trade Representative, which helps craft trade policy.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craft
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Much of the tour’s aesthetic traces to Lauper’s love for art, museums and eye-popping fashion; the tour boasts original collaborations with Wurtzel, Siriano, Geoffrey Mac, Brian Burke and Yayoi Kusama.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
19 May 2025
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Get insights into theater, music, movies, art and museums in the Queen City with our weekly Inside Charlotte Arts newsletter.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
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However, her plan is derailed when she gets tossed off her boat by a storm surge and washes up on a shore guarded by Seraphites.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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Another boat tried to tow the sailboat, which flipped onto its side, the Coast Guard said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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As an escaped convict posing as a beloved preacher, and as his gentle, upright twin, Robeson embodies a devastating split between appearance and truth, and whose uncanny doubling plays out in a community shaped by racial violence, spiritual deception, and economic precarity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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Ellie, however, cannot abide Joel’s deception, and interrupts to tell the truth to Gail, who then slaps Joel and tells him to leave.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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Neither his fearsome resolve nor his supreme cunning—which had enabled him to vanquish his rivals and spiritually crush his inner circle—was in evidence in 1941.—
Stephen Kotkin,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Sep. 2017
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Despite being outnumbered 50-to-1 by the Five Families of the Italian mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2025
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The purpose of higher education should be for students to continue to develop critical thinking skills, to grow, to question, to learn, to mature, and to hopefully develop knowledge that will serve those students in a vocation.—
Rep. Steve Weir,
Hartford Courant,
20 May 2025
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The class will teach skills needed to navigate Ozark streams and lakes large or small.—
Flip Putthoff,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Several media outlets reported earlier this month that the Trump administration was preparing releasing the full audio.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Instead, Sovereignty will be rested, so the horse can be better prepared for the Belmont Stakes later this month.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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The latter arrangement has floundered amid a trade war with China and was not part of a deal to temporarily bring down tariffs last week.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Seasonal products Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics at Syracuse University, told CNN that seasonal and holiday shopping purchases can’t be delayed for two to three months to wait on the trade war to play out.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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This type of secret cruise is typically in the realm of small-ship cruise lines like Windstar that can get into smaller ports that larger vessels cannot.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The vessel, which was flying a giant Mexican flag and had 277 people aboard, then drifted toward the piers lining the riverbank as onlookers scrambled away.—
Ruth Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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“Craft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craft. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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