handcrafting

verb

present participle of handcraft
as in manufacturing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcrafting
  1. manufacturing
  2. producing
  3. fashioning
  4. constructing
  5. forging
  6. molding
  7. shaping
  8. building
Verb
  • With a monopoly over a type of machine essential for manufacturing the most advanced chips, the company certainly has seen huge demand for its products globally amid the rising AI boom.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Every successful buyer appointment creates the potential for wholesale agreements, export growth, manufacturing partnerships and long-term retail relationships.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of manufacturing
Verb
  • Earlier studies also showed that slightly acidic seawater from the BPMED process can accelerate algae growth, and allow future systems to simultaneously recover minerals while producing chemicals, fuels, fertilizers, and biomass.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • While a balanced fertilizer is fine, avoid nitrogen-heavy products like a 10-3-3, which can cause excessive green leafy growth and slow blooming as lots of nitrogen will encourage the plant to focus more on producing foliage.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
Definition of producing
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  • 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
  • On two occasions, a Spanish player remained on the floor after being strongly dispossessed, with Uruguay fashioning chances for Nunez, reintroduced to the starting line-up as Bielsa’s only change after the Cape Verde draw.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026
Definition of fashioning
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  • The project included replacing sections of the penstock, installing new vent piping and constructing a new concrete thrust block.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Success will depend less on constructing facilities than on securing long-term buyers, trusted regulators, technology transfer, and patient capital that can sustain long-term production.
    — Paul Adepoju, semafor.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of constructing
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  • Internal documents published in the Supreme Court case revealed that former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ignored federal law by forging to review conditions in consultation with the State Department, according to emails between agency officials.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • In recent years, the tri-island state of Grenada has been forging a new tourism model to tackle these challenges – both improving life for citizens and the visitor experience.
    — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of forging
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  • At the center of the room, a hatmaker lowers black felt over the hot shaping device and begins molding the crown with his hands.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • New Spots White, gray, red, blue, or green spots indicate that your food is molding.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
Definition of molding
Verb
  • Endorsements shaping the race Gilbert, Jones and Meek are walking into the race with key endorsements.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The poem built the template for the Hero’s Journey, shaping literature’s approach to character, adventure and conflict in a narrative that encompasses mortals, gods and monsters, history and mythology, tests and triumphs.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of shaping
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  • That includes more than $1 billion to renovate the troubled Rice Street jail and a $300 million commitment to building a new hospital in southern Fulton County.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • Yet Alpine’s new architecture has been developed entirely without building expensive prototypes and refining them with any track testing until this point.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Definition of building
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“Handcrafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcrafting. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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