crafting

present participle of craft

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crafting Van Nuys native Jane Jauregui has been crafting plush figures since 2008. — Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Possibly, but Sheridan is famously focused on perfection and crafting a compelling story. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The shop also hosts crafting workshops every Saturday, starting at noon. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 That might mean crafting content that directly answers questions or maintaining the technical standards that help search engines (and AI) understand what your business offers. — Peter Boyd, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 That realization became one of many while crafting a series on a book that spans 50 years and stretches across the country but that Kazan insists is built on the characters, rather than spectacle. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026 For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissions, creating the world’s most important price on carbon and crafting the rules of the road for a wide range of regulatory efforts. — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 The British singer-songwriter and producer began her career as an elusive internet figure with a skill for crafting intriguing earworms. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 The art of crafting a Movies Fantasy League team is often a solitary activity — monklike, precise, and taxing. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 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

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“Crafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafting. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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