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handcrafting

verb

present participle of handcraft
as in manufacturing

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  1. manufacturing
  2. producing
  3. fashioning
  4. constructing
  5. forging
  6. molding
  7. shaping
  8. building
Verb
  • Lyntris completed the qualification after nearly two years of manufacturing development and testing with Raytheon.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge facing most organizations today is the ability to deploy AI reliably, securely and at scale across core processes—from supply chains and manufacturing operations to financial operations, credit decisions and risk management.
    — Dilip Kumar, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of manufacturing
Verb
  • Jeff stars in it while also co-producing and providing the music.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Polo was producing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph Saturday but is expected to gradually weaken before making landfall Monday.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of producing
Verb
  • Ashcraft has allowed two runs over his last two starts (17 IP), fashioning a 14-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While the boy has not been charged as an adult, the adult designation gives a judge the option of sentencing him as a juvenile, an adult, or fashioning a blended sentence with the option of imposing an adult sentence if the boy is not rehabilitated.
    — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashioning
Verb
  • For now, the vision involves replacing the aging Indian Creek bridge, rebuilding intersections on either end, and constructing an overpass to carry cars over the Union Pacific tracks on the south bank of the stream.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Physicists are nowhere close to constructing a functional theory of this form, much less finding hard evidence that our universe works this way.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of constructing
Verb
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Monday that the chances of making speedy headway on forging a peace settlement were bleak after recent Ukrainian attacks, including during recent parliamentary elections in Russia.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • All seemed right in the world until 2008, when Cook discovered that McCauley had been diverting funds for years, forging bank statements and checks and making large withdrawals.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of forging
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  • Buffalo weighed those reports before adding Walker and molding the rookie to become a star prospect who started every game except the opener.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has leaned into molding the White House and Greater Washington in his own image, harkening back to his days as a real estate developer in 1970s and 1980s New York.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of molding
Verb
  • The livestream will be one of the highlights of The Women Shaping Latin Music, the 2026 edition of Music Connects Us, Amazon Music’s annual celebration of the artists, sounds and cultural movements shaping Latin music.
    — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The meditative moment echoes the themes at the heart of the design, reflecting the beauty of shaping something over time through patience, care and intention, Birkenstock noted.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaping
Verb
  • The Secret Service has been building out its drone- and counter-drone programs for years.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But building a criminal case from her accidental overdose death will be an uphill challenge for investigators.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of building
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“Handcrafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcrafting. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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