carpentered

verb

past tense of carpenter
as in constructed

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  1. constructed
  2. built
  3. fashioned
  4. molded
  5. manufactured
  6. shaped
  7. produced
  8. framed
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  • In a statement posted on X, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich stood in front of a bulldozer near the site of the shootout and promised Israel would tear down Palestinian buildings constructed without permits in the area.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The upper is constructed of a gray mesh with matching suede overlays and translucent TPU side panels.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of constructed
Verb
  • Getty, meanwhile, has built a campaign around how García got into the race, casting himself as an alternative to members of the two powerful parties that dominate national politics while passing few policies at the federal level.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Her grandfather, Colin Smith, was a professional mento musician who played banjo and built rumba boxes.
    — Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of built
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  • The dying granny, who chops away at her appendage with a prop hatchet, is played by Lee, sporting a silver wig seemingly fashioned of rope.
    — Mark Asch, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Heat awoke Tuesday as the NBA’s only 0-4 team and thoroughly bewildered about how a group that fashioned itself a contender could continue to perform so poorly.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fashioned
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  • Dalí’s body has not been dragged from the grave, but a version of him has been put to work, his likeness shaped and molded to fit the desires of another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Even an artist like Buddy, who is not that far from any of those guys, because the same circumstances shaped and molded him.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of molded
Verb
  • The obsessive pursuit of real and imagined enemies is constant as the Department of Justice lawyers file criminal complaints with frivolous and manufactured issues.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This stage has yet to be manufactured, but is relying on a production line for the Centaur V, the upper rocket stage already in use by ULA for its Vulcan rockets.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of manufactured
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  • Unique to Dusit is the meditation dome, shaped like overlapping petals, which creates an immersive, sanctuary-like space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In 2025, an Israeli team surveyed 154 adolescents with ADHD about how much their diagnosis had shaped their sense of self.
    — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of shaped
Verb
  • But the difference is that those early records by Hannah Diamond and GFOTY were good—never mind written and produced by humans.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Jets have shown flashes of improvement from his 3-14 debut season, but those flashes haven’t produced consistent results.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of produced
Verb
  • The opposition has broadly backed the investigation but has framed Netanyahu’s allegations as an effort to undermine the outcome.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Some art work and furniture had disappeared; a pair of palm trees that once framed the vista out to the sea were gone.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of framed
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