HANDCRAFTING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

handcrafting

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present participle of handcraft

as in manufacturing

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Sila has reached a manufacturing milestone for its silicon-carbon anode technology.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
In contrast, so far in 2026, manufacturing job growth has offset those losses and more.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of manufacturing

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Finite’s founder, Amy Gardner, has producing credits on the likes of And Then Come the Nightjars, La Bohème, Honeytrap, and My House, and worked on the stage productions of Nuclear Children and The Joy of Text.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Those numbers should prompt serious questions about what is happening in classrooms and whether NYC Reads — the city’s sweeping changes to reading instruction — is producing the results students need.

— Katie Pace Miles, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of producing

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Beard is fashioning a Ted out of paper clips when Roy comes to release him for violating the comportment bylaws.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Isha has been fashioning herself as an industry power broker, this season shining attention on both these designers.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 July 2026

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Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing issued a tender for constructing several compounds with more than 1,200 homes in total in an open tract of land east of Jerusalem.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Klausner modeled the show’s intricate plotting on Curb Your Enthusiasm, constructing separate stories that would dovetail at the end of an episode.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

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The demonstration marked an early step toward using additive manufacturing for components traditionally produced through forging.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Gia and Stella recently joined Damon at the Odyssey premiere in Seoul—meanwhile, their older sisters have begun forging their own paths away from home.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of forging

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Parents pick what children wear, molding them for the adult world.

— Peter Saenger, Air Mail, 15 Aug. 2026
Whereas the Scranton method mainly involves molding ultrahot steel in giant forging presses, Repkon added a step in which a fast-spinning machine squeezes and rolls out the metal like clay on a potter’s wheel.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of molding

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When James Gunn and Peter Safran took the reins at DC Studios in 2022, one of their core tenets was ensuring that the writers and directors shaping their interconnected universe would not be beholden to a house style.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
An open conversation where Executive Members can ask Amy and Hilary questions, explore specific topics in more depth, share perspectives, and discuss the opportunities and challenges shaping the longevity tech field.

— Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shaping

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The vast majority of SpaceX's launches this year — at the moment, 74 of them — have been devoted to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of nearly 11,000 operational satellites.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
For anyone building toward a finer piece, a moissanite tennis necklace offers a graceful starting point.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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