as in preparing
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 crafting
Designers take the assignment seriously, crafting one-of-a-kind looks for their celebrity muses to don on the red carpet.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The companies recognized are not only driving innovation, but also crafting narratives that inspire employees, investors and consumers to believe in their long-term visions, the magazine says.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Adoption of the budget plan simply allows lawmakers to begin their work crafting legislation to fund the agencies, which both chambers will later need to approve.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Shyboy's main space as well as the blue listening room (both with respective bars) are outfitted by HiFi poster boy Devon Turnbull, known for crafting one-of-a-kind stereo systems.
—Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
The task of crafting a state budget is never easy.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2026
McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
McCarthy has a deft way with crafting suspense in his script, leading with character first, planting conversational bombs that go off at intervals throughout the plot.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The companies recognized are not only driving innovation, but also crafting narratives that inspire employees, investors and consumers to believe in their long-term visions, the magazine says.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Adoption of the budget plan simply allows lawmakers to begin their work crafting legislation to fund the agencies, which both chambers will later need to approve.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Shyboy's main space as well as the blue listening room (both with respective bars) are outfitted by HiFi poster boy Devon Turnbull, known for crafting one-of-a-kind stereo systems.
—Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
Initially, the white Democrats who ruled the South responded to the rise of Black political power by crafting racist narratives that insinuated that the emergence of Black voters and Black officeholders was a corruption of the proper political order.
—Robert D. Bland, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026
The task of crafting a state budget is never easy.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafting
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Those pitching-only days weren’t a regular occurrence when Ohtani was with the Angels, but now Ohtani is also preparing for what’s expected to be a deep postseason run.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
5 May 2026
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Alegría credited the pair’s experienced producing partners with helping guide them through the most unfamiliar process of preparing for the final cut and getting ready for the marketing, press, distribution conversations with Amazon as well as FilmNation.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 May 2026
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The songs are by composing legend Mike Stoller, now 93, and a master tunesmith during the era in which much of the story spans.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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The track has been newly mixed and mastered and features Prince producing, arranging, composing and performing all instrumentation.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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No, said the subcommittee drafting the Fourteenth Amendment.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
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The Fever catapulted up the W’s financial ranks after drafting Caitlin Clark in 2024.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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Feerick was summoned to Washington to start writing what would become the Twenty-fifth.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Codex, OpenAI’s AI coding agent for software engineering tasks like writing code and fixing bugs, was released in 2025.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
3 May 2026
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“Crafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafting. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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