HANDCRAFTING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

handcrafting

verb

present participle of handcraft

as in manufacturing

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Using existing manufacturing assets could allow Cabot to expand its domestic production capacity while making use of infrastructure already at the two locations.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Another said that manufacturing growth in the mid-Atlantic region was stronger than economists expected.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of manufacturing

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That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of producing

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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

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Companies are racing into rural America to build not only data centers but facilities for the businesses constructing and servicing them.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
Building faster without sacrificing design Monumental intends to expand beyond bricklaying into other parts of constructing a building’s shell.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of constructing

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Berger was adept at forging new forms, articulating ideas without ever losing complexity, and maintaining curiosity alongside a commitment to principles.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
For now, Oluko is forging a smooth psychic path for Leighton to do this work.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 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

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Everyone from the president of the New York Yankees (Randy Levine) to an oil billionaire (Cody Campbell) to a private equity firm (Smash Capital) is shaping the future of college athletics with no meaningful input from actual college athletes.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
This is part of how Hollywood helped make the gerbil legend, shaping stars to deliver fantasies but telling lies along the way.

— Allen Salkin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaping

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High-end automakers have been building luxury condos across Miami-Dade for the last decade.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
That’s why many manufacturing enterprises, despite having the resources to invest, are still running disconnected projects instead of building an AI strategy that creates lasting value across the organization.

— Nishkam Batta, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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