carpentering

Definition of carpenteringnext
present participle of carpenter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carpentering
Verb
  • Similar subsidies to the wind and solar industries led to manufacturing oversupply that was exported at rock-bottom prices, undercutting overseas competitors.
    Ken Moritsugu, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Travelpro stopped manufacturing replacement parts for your suitcase.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The proposal includes building a wall along the property’s northern boundary line, which Miller said will help mitigate noise.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Down the road, the synergistic opportunities are potentially more significant for building the profile of both brands, from summer festivals to new retail channels, Magliaro said.
    Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Worse than constructing a Frankenstein’s Monster of mismatched compliance regulations, HB-1054 expands private litigation in a way that is tailor-made for abuse.
    Chris Richardson, Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Iran has spent decades constructing underground bunkers for a range of purposes and contingencies.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The trio swapped ideas and photographs, and toyed with the script before molding it to perfection.
    India Roby, Architectural Digest, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The head coach, in many ways, is responsible for molding players into winners.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • That minority owner Tom Brady, fresh off producing a documentary on the 49ers’ 1980s dynasty for AMC, would ship his best player to his native Bay Area?
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • That discontent then feeds domestic politics, producing anti-globalization policies like tariffs; that, in turn, feeds back into the international system, deepening instability.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Over the past four years, Eli and Aaron have played a critical role in shaping and expanding our nonfiction portfolio.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The real question is whether the people most affected by these decisions will have a meaningful voice in shaping them.
    Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the same time, Anthropic and Amodei may now have a bully pulpit to push their agenda for erecting sturdier guardrails around how AI operates.
    Michael Liedtke, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Some lawmakers view Trump’s order skeptically at best, noting the administration has been removing guardrails, and preventing others from erecting them, to an extreme degree.
    Darius Tahir, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools letter grades this year for the first time since 2018.
    Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Erik Lochtefeld is now forging his return to the big stage, and to his love of running, after having complex open brain surgery at NYU Langone Health.
    Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Carpentering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carpentering. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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