as in homemade
created by a hand process rather than by a machine
bought a handcrafted wooden bowl at the arts and crafts fair
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Recent Examples of handcrafted
Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Every Saturday morning, Railroad Park is the place to go for fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and great company.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Their handcrafted details, analog precision, and unapologetically bold designs are reminders of a time when permanence mattered.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
After Labor Day the country store features freshly made donuts, wine, fall decor and handcrafted items, and ready-to-bake apple pies.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Pairing beautifully with wood tones, handcrafted pieces, and layered textiles, the shade helps create interiors that feel lived-in and personal.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
The annual market, which is now in its 103rd year, gathers Indigenous artists across North America, all of whom come to sell and display their authentic, handcrafted works.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
So guests come in and can choose any of 26 prepared teas and combine them or can order its handcrafted coffee from the counter.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
The rooftop bars, Vertigo and Vertigo TOO, deliver a 360-degree panorama over the entire city, which guests can enjoy along with handcrafted cocktails and snacks.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Every Saturday morning, Railroad Park is the place to go for fresh produce, handcrafted goods, and great company.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Their handcrafted details, analog precision, and unapologetically bold designs are reminders of a time when permanence mattered.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
After Labor Day the country store features freshly made donuts, wine, fall decor and handcrafted items, and ready-to-bake apple pies.
—Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Pairing beautifully with wood tones, handcrafted pieces, and layered textiles, the shade helps create interiors that feel lived-in and personal.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
The annual market, which is now in its 103rd year, gathers Indigenous artists across North America, all of whom come to sell and display their authentic, handcrafted works.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2025
So guests come in and can choose any of 26 prepared teas and combine them or can order its handcrafted coffee from the counter.
—Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcrafted
Adjective
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Using Commercial Cleaners While homemade cleaners can be used, commercial cleaners are just as effective for removing hard water stains from your toilets.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
4 Sep. 2025
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In Ryan Coogler’s 2025 blockbuster, Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku plays a woman named Annie, who makes a living by supplying her neighbors in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with homemade medicinal cures.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Their results mark a step toward highly efficient solar panels that can be manufactured at an industrial scale.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Marvell has a 2nm SRAM platform manufactured at TSMC.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Offspring at the Farrer – From the team behind Boonville Hotel, open weekdays for handmade pastas, pizza, and seafood.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Try the nori butter mussels and handmade pasta at Darlings.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there’s also an accusation that a venue built for the 2012 Olympics lacks character and feels soulless compared to the club’s old home.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Speaking to the crowd before the march, Eve Devitt, an Idaho human rights activist, said that LGBTQ+ history is built on fighting for rights, which makes the community stronger.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The tormentor of a quarterback, whose two touchdown runs were eerily similar to those which fashioned Jeanty a household name and top 10 pick, makes the Bulls a larger blip on Florida’s radar than expected.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Maresco may be searching himself in some sense, though the film is fashioned from the outset as a more literal search.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And this party is going to be grand indeed, molded to Hedda’s particular taste as possible — less flowers, more champagne — and kitted out with a guest list that proves more bizarre as the night winds on.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their team built custom platinum contact lenses, press-molded to precise curvatures, and connected them to electrodes.—
Meghie Rodrigues,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The fabric is specifically constructed to be soft and stretchy for maximum comfort.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Histamines are chemicals produced by the immune system to combat allergens.—
Ayesha Gulzar,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Sarah Hutter.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Handcrafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcrafted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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