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as in arts
an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands
an expert in the craft of cabinetmaking
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as in boats
a small buoyant structure for travel on water
borrowed a craft to get across the river
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as in prepares
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 crafts
Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Across all of these places, visitors can see how traditional regional crafts fused with imports from other parts of the world to create a unique style of clothing and art that still persists into the present.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
This annual event at Casey Lake Park features dozens of art vendors, plus a bounce house, face painting, kids crafts and several local food trucks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Over a plentiful spread of Japanese cuisine and sake, Alchemist and Gibbs spoke to Rolling Stone about Alfredo 2, their musical crafts, and recording at Malibu’s legendary Shangri-La studios.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Expect sing-alongs, dances, interactive crafts and 10 enchanting performances designed to captivate kids and parents alike.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
People may also shop for unique merchandise including handmade crafts, clothing, accessories, and specialty ingredients.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Small crafts include owners of small to medium sized motor and sail boats, affecting fisherman, para-sailors, windsurfers and canoe paddlers.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Released on Netflix on Tuesday, season 2 of the series, produced and hosted by Meghan, sees the 44-year-old welcome a new round of friends and celebrity guests for some cooking, DIY crafts and candid conversations.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
The Curio includes pieces by Andrea Larsen (a ceramist working out of Maryville, whose art takes inspiration from the patterns and designs of quilts) as well as works by Garrett Durland, (a potter in Oak Ridge who crafts ceramic vessels and objects with a 3D printer).
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In a world where nearly everything is disposable and replaceable, the coveted kitchenware company crafts investment pieces that can last for decades when given a little TLC.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Through Angela, Fauset crafts an incisive exploration of racial performance, autonomy, and the often punitive structures of desire.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Hsu crafts her treatments using homemade shower oil with jojoba oil which is packed with antibacterial and antioxidant properties plus vitamin E for skin repair and oat, which delivers gentle exfoliation while soothing irritation.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The state crafts the rules and pressures districts to follow them, while school boards often act out of fear of punishment for being found out of compliance.
—Stephana Ferrell, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Rooted in Guatemalan spirituality yet enriched by Mexican ska energy, Nativo crafts a vibrant ode to migration, resistance, and ancestral wisdom.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
Attractions include kitschy traditions such as a butter-sculpting demonstration, in which a master carver crafts a bust of the winner of the annual Princess Kay of the Milky Way pageant, and the Miracle of Birth Center, displaying pens of expectant farm animals.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Across all of these places, visitors can see how traditional regional crafts fused with imports from other parts of the world to create a unique style of clothing and art that still persists into the present.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
This annual event at Casey Lake Park features dozens of art vendors, plus a bounce house, face painting, kids crafts and several local food trucks.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Over a plentiful spread of Japanese cuisine and sake, Alchemist and Gibbs spoke to Rolling Stone about Alfredo 2, their musical crafts, and recording at Malibu’s legendary Shangri-La studios.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Expect sing-alongs, dances, interactive crafts and 10 enchanting performances designed to captivate kids and parents alike.
—Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
People may also shop for unique merchandise including handmade crafts, clothing, accessories, and specialty ingredients.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Small crafts include owners of small to medium sized motor and sail boats, affecting fisherman, para-sailors, windsurfers and canoe paddlers.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Released on Netflix on Tuesday, season 2 of the series, produced and hosted by Meghan, sees the 44-year-old welcome a new round of friends and celebrity guests for some cooking, DIY crafts and candid conversations.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
Working closely with clients everywhere from Orange County to Nashville, Jux and Co Studio thoughtfully crafts interiors that are true reflections of their owners.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
The Curio includes pieces by Andrea Larsen (a ceramist working out of Maryville, whose art takes inspiration from the patterns and designs of quilts) as well as works by Garrett Durland, (a potter in Oak Ridge who crafts ceramic vessels and objects with a 3D printer).
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.
—EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In a world where nearly everything is disposable and replaceable, the coveted kitchenware company crafts investment pieces that can last for decades when given a little TLC.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2025
Through Angela, Fauset crafts an incisive exploration of racial performance, autonomy, and the often punitive structures of desire.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Hsu crafts her treatments using homemade shower oil with jojoba oil which is packed with antibacterial and antioxidant properties plus vitamin E for skin repair and oat, which delivers gentle exfoliation while soothing irritation.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The state crafts the rules and pressures districts to follow them, while school boards often act out of fear of punishment for being found out of compliance.
—Stephana Ferrell, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Rooted in Guatemalan spirituality yet enriched by Mexican ska energy, Nativo crafts a vibrant ode to migration, resistance, and ancestral wisdom.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crafts
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The gathering will bring together local groups, including CRS, Epic Partners and Coach Core, alongside stakeholders and funders, to highlight their work tackling youth violence and supporting young people through outreach, sports and creative arts.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cultural highlights include lion dance shows and demonstrations of iconic Asian arts, such as sugar painting and paper cutting.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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The triangular chain of reefs and rocks is coveted for its strategic location, bountiful fish stocks, and role as a sanctuary for boats during storms.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Bali Basarnas Office shared a video of their rescue efforts, which included people being put on boats as waters flooded the streets.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stadler prepares apprentices for a career, not a job.—
Andy Tonsing,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fort Lauderdale residents could see a temporary change in the color of their tap water beginning Monday as the city prepares its water treatment system for a major upgrade, officials said.—
Sergio Candido,
Miami Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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Two years painstakingly transforming a 200-year-old Philadelphia row house into the restaurant equivalent of a Formula 1 car; nearly 20 more honing his skills in kitchens across the city, learning, sharpening, waiting.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The World Economic Forum has noted that AI should develop rather than replace critical thinking skills, but many institutions are inadvertently doing the opposite.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to @MT_Anderson, an open-source intelligence analyst on the social media platform X, the Chinese vessels were approximately 144 miles north of Taiwan.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Pentagon deployed a flotilla of eight vessels, along with surveillance planes and an attack submarine.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Genji visits these woods before his exile to Suma and composes a poem wishing that the forest might one day see the injustice against him reversed.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With Arison as owner, the Heat has made aggressive moves to acquire stars like Mourning, Hardaway, O’Neal, LeBron James, Bosh, Goran Dragic and Jimmy Butler through trades or free agency over the years.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The result is something that isn’t quite Almost Famous, Ladies & Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, Jonas or even The Monkees, whose 1966 series launched nearly 60 years ago with help from a casting call in entertainment trades like The Hollywood Reporter.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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One group, including several actors and Prida, was waist-deep in a river testing canoes for the film’s opening scene when the water began to rapidly rise.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Crafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crafts. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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