crafting

present participle of craft

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of crafting The art of crafting a Movies Fantasy League team is often a solitary activity — monklike, precise, and taxing. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 Below, Jae Stephens speaks with Billboard about crafting her debut album, the latest evolution of black pop star discourse and how one of her songs led to the breakup that inspired a large chunk of Audacity. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 Now our reporting reveals how the order came to be and who was involved in crafting it, as well as the extent to which the White House tried to dictate how mail-in ballots would be processed. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026 As the days get shorter and the calendar fills with warm dinners, upcoming holiday parties, and more time indoors, crafting can be an especially satisfying way to embrace the fall season. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026 In July, the multihyphenate — who launched her hair care line, Grow-Good Beauty, in March — took her hair to new heights, crafting a spherical updo, courtesy of Stylez, at the Robert Wun fall 2027 couture show in Paris. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Instead of crafting a new formula for its NA option, the brand opted to remove the alcohol from its Cygnet 22 gin through a re-distillation process. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026 Hosted by Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby, multiple duos will complete baking and crafting challenges judged by Aidy Bryant, Justin Willman and Melissa Villaseñor. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026 This team is on the front lines when scandals arise, stepping in to manage the messaging, for example by crafting OpenAI’s official response in blog posts and statements. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafting
Verb
  • All those killed or missing this week were Nepali nationals preparing for foreign clients to arrive for the Autumn climbing season that began this month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Another worker was seen preparing food without a proper hair restraint, though this was corrected.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • However, the Dolphins released Hunter, a former Auburn standout who was a 2025 fourth-round pick, four days later when composing its 53-man roster.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Clayton is quick to credit the Edge with composing some of them, but the guitarist throws the praise back at him.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Overseeing such a diverse mix is obviously too big a job for one person so Ellison added yet another flavor by drafting Ynon Kreiz as co-chief executive.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Tasks such as drafting ad copy or writing an email are open-ended and don’t have a single correct answer, so letting the model generate is fine.
    — Mateusz Mucha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Earlier this year, César Alvarez spent far too much of their play The Potluck having their onstage avatar wiggle around on the hook of writing The Potluck.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • GPTZero’s authenticity suite, including AI and hallucination detection, plagiarism checking, and writing replay, has been added to Superhuman’s platform.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Crafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafting. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!