Thesaurus results for CRAFTS

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noun

plural of craft

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of craft

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

Noun

Patterson’s crafts a moody atmosphere that will mesmerize you. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 Where to eat before a Pirates game Around that moment, the celebration filled in; food trucks and local vendors, kids’ crafts and lawn games, live music echoing off brick storefronts and stars and stripes flying from nearly every corner. —

Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Now, Stahl argues that the prevalence of short-form online content could lead to a similar renaissance if writers embrace the opportunity to hone their crafts around the constraints of the format. —

Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 June 2026 Every room features fun and quirky touches, from an oversized mural by Mexican artist Ivan Aguirre to an infinity mirror installation over the bed filled with traditional Mexican crafts called alebrijes and miniature toys. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 World Cup Garden Kick Off Day on June 13 will feature crafts, lawn games and more. —

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Far from a typical flea market, Monastiraki offers handmade leather goods, independent artisan crafts, clothing, secondhand books, antiques, traditional tavernas, street performers and historic ruins, all in one walkable space. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 The International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a sprawling, multi-day event that gathers master artisans from over 50 countries to showcase and sell their traditional handmade crafts. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026 Appalachian folk crafts — North Carolina, USA. —

Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026

Verb

And as the 60-something Tony, Gregory North crafts a character who is equal parts stubborn and manipulative, and kind and generous. —

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 Stärke starts with a 982-generation 718 Boxster, removes its body panels, and carefully crafts its strategy from there, though all of the seals and hinges are original equipment from Porsche. —

Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026 Tackling heavy themes, including guilt and sins of the past, writer-director Rian Johnson crafts a rich story that transcends the surface-level reveals of whodunit. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 Rosenberg crafts these two characters with realistic resonance, though his film veers into sentimentality and some plot points are too coincidental to be entirely believable. —

Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 May 2026 Sculptor Maddy Inez, granddaughter of Betye Saar, crafts a series of ceramic vessels — each an ode to different plants brought over during the transatlantic slave trade — reframing gardening as an act of resistance. —

Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Over the course of the day and evening, old secrets, resentments, and regrets bubble up to the surface and Altman crafts a devastating meditation on memory, identity, and the necessity as well as the danger of a vivid fantasy life. —

Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 By vulnerably sharing his journey of estrangement and analyzing its errors and successes, Dolan crafts a helpful roadmap, rife with both personal and expert advice. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Though speaking in a heartfelt way can be hard for someone using a second language, many executives of multinational companies do nonetheless make the effort (even if their public relations staff typically crafts the message). —

Phil Wahba, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026

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The Zuni have a stronger tourism infrastructure than most Pueblos with a visitor and arts center, tours, restaurants, shops, accommodations, and public feast days and celebrations.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Construction crews first showed up at the iconic arts institution on the afternoon of June 12, mounted scaffolding and and geared up to take down the president's name ‒ letter by letter ‒ from the sign on the building's facade.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 13 June 2026