crafting

present participle of craft

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crafting Boza and Dennis Setteducati are nationally recognized lifestyle influencers and DIY creators known for viral crafting content and party ideas. Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026 Companies have gotten very good at carefully crafting change messages. David Grossman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Participants can learn the art of botanical paper crafting on July 11 at a workshop led by local artist Made by Tiffany. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 July 2026 And the pressure of crafting an opening line disappears, because someone else has already done the introductions from a stage. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026 What better time to make new friends, explore the outdoors, and learn skills from swimming to crafting to building a proper s'mores-worthy campfire? Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026 Fortunately, a number of guides provide guidance on crafting effective feedback. ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 Liberda grew up barbecuing with his father, a Vietnam war veteran from Kansas, and crafting egg rolls with his mother, an emigré from Thailand, at the family’s restaurant. Charlie Kolodziej, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 General interest in collage, crafting and pottery is also rising. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafting
Verb
  • Those experiences, combined with feedback from trainees and employers, have helped shape Buildher's broader approach to preparing women not only technically but also emotionally and physically for work in the industry.
    Christopher Clark, NPR, 5 July 2026
  • According to a GoFundMe campaign, Martin was preparing to move her family into a new home the day after she was killed.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Dundas established his own recording studio and began composing film scores; Aherne headed to the United States and released a solo project; and Greer became a teacher.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026
  • Anthony Hopkins isn’t just an Oscar-winning actor — for decades, he’s been composing music in addition to his acting roles.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • The changes announced will allow scheduled tasks, like drafting an email, to run without a device online, but Claude will still ask a user for a final review and approval before shipping, the company said in its blog.
    Samantha Elkins, NBC news, 7 July 2026
  • City staffers have already begun drafting updates to the city code to present during the 180-day period, or about six months.
    Ilana Arougheti July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Hart went into writing the ballad with that information, but the rest was up to him.
    Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 6 July 2026

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“Crafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafting. Accessed 12 Jul. 2026.

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