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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Adjective
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The lunch special for the month of August is a hot honey pimento cheese sandwich on homemade white bread served with a garden side salad ($11.95).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Treat yourself—and others—to this impressive homemade brownie recipe.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the four decades since, not much has changed—from the handmade cakes, donuts, and sweets in the glass display case to the people beyond the counter.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
4 Aug. 2025
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Retailers like Rejuvenation are introducing pieces that feel distinctly artisanal and handmade, like their Augustine light, an amber glass bowl silhouette with a petite bulb nestled inside it.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Teddy Bear, velocipedes, and the Erector Set was first marketed in 1913, as a toy that could be put together as one thing, taken apart and built into something else.—
Dawn Mitchell,
The Indianapolis Star,
24 Dec. 2024
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In reality, the establishing exterior shot is a matte painting, and the interior of the structure and closer exterior shots were built out on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Some spoke about how their own mothers molded them, including Princess Eugenie, who shares two young sons with husband Jack Brooksbank.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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More than hard-nosed raps about a life molded by violence, Jim finds narratives of lightness and love in even the most desolate circumstances.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The record is produced by Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborators, La Paciencia, MAG and Tainy, along with Big Jay and Saox.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2025
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Its residents could work in sprawling meat packing plants and aluminum processing centers, often for the lowest wages, but the town itself would not see any of the tax dollars those industries produced.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025
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Federal officials alleged that Cormier forged the signature of the company’s owner and used the owner’s signature stamp on the checks to cash the checks or deposit them into her personal bank account.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In contrast, single-crystal CVD diamonds, particularly those fabricated using Orbray’s proprietary step-flow growth method, provide high sensitivity and precise energy discrimination.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Apr. 2025
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Terrorism, treason and espionage Others face charges that their relatives say are fabricated.—
Hanna Arhirova,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This dump and bake casserole can be assembled in just 10 minutes and cooks in just one pan.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2025
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The products are then fully assembled in a factory in Illinois.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Handcrafted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcrafted. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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