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
While scouting factories, Edwin and his collaborators visited a functioning wig factory in Bali, where entire families labor together crafting elaborate hairpieces for international export.
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Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The group will go to the movies, restaurants, museums, and have crafting events.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
In one space, costumes can be custom printed and cut using high-tech printers, while another space houses a room full of sewing machines where costumers spend 80 hours crafting an intricate fur-pattern cape with fringes and sequins.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Illinois officials are continuing work on crafting a winning play to keep the Bears in the Prairie State.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026
Erick Rocha leads the pastry program, crafting conchas filled with yuzu or corn husk curds, hazelnut-praline-chocolate chip cookies, cajeta brioche, and marranitos, Mexican gingerbread cookies charmingly shaped like pigs, served with dark, single-origin Oaxacan coffee.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
More than 2,000 people gathered Saturday inside the Industrial Building at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point alongside 100 exhibitors, including local artists, collectible shops, comic book dealers and crafting entrepreneurs.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
With offices in California and Massachusetts, Katie Martinez Design works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects, from renovating a 1740 saltbox farmhouse to crafting a modern Napa Valley winery.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Fight remains a largely local one State lawmakers are crafting bills this session to limit the reach of surveillance technologies like Flock’s.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
The group will go to the movies, restaurants, museums, and have crafting events.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2026
In one space, costumes can be custom printed and cut using high-tech printers, while another space houses a room full of sewing machines where costumers spend 80 hours crafting an intricate fur-pattern cape with fringes and sequins.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Illinois officials are continuing work on crafting a winning play to keep the Bears in the Prairie State.
—Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026
Erick Rocha leads the pastry program, crafting conchas filled with yuzu or corn husk curds, hazelnut-praline-chocolate chip cookies, cajeta brioche, and marranitos, Mexican gingerbread cookies charmingly shaped like pigs, served with dark, single-origin Oaxacan coffee.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
More than 2,000 people gathered Saturday inside the Industrial Building at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Crown Point alongside 100 exhibitors, including local artists, collectible shops, comic book dealers and crafting entrepreneurs.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
With offices in California and Massachusetts, Katie Martinez Design works on a wide range of residential and commercial projects, from renovating a 1740 saltbox farmhouse to crafting a modern Napa Valley winery.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 2026
Fight remains a largely local one State lawmakers are crafting bills this session to limit the reach of surveillance technologies like Flock’s.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafting
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The organization relies on community support and is preparing for a Mother's Day fundraiser to continue the work.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fine restaurants must wait for customers’ orders before preparing the food.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the weary court composer is buried in the bureaucracy of state music, teaching scores of pupils, serving on endless committees and composing anthems and choral pieces, Mozart is dashing off works of startling originality while acting like a complete goofball.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lama provides an artist-friendly approach to composing materials built from layers representing distinct physical phenomena.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Fullerton is in the process of drafting a charter now to put before voters and leaders in Fountain Valley were considering a charter, but pumped the brakes on that idea in January.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Round 5, Jadon Canady, NCB, Oregon The Bills haven’t invested heavily in a nickel corner since drafting Taron Johnson in 2018, and even that was only a fourth-round selection.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Traditionally, programming a robot implied writing thousands of lines of code to define every movement.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Originally envisioned as a musical, Williams was tasked with writing original songs with lyricist Leslie Bricusse before the idea was scrapped.—
Alex Galbraith,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Crafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafting. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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