handcrafting

present participle of handcraft

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for handcrafting
Verb
  • On the one hand, an edge could be gained by pumping out ever smaller, nimbler gametes; on the other, there was an advantage to be had in manufacturing fewer, larger gametes for the small fry to vie for.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Politicians have spent decades promising and trying to bring manufacturing back.
    Saxby Chambliss, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • With its rich agricultural resources, the country is aiming to become a leader in producing next-generation biofuels.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
  • Before Wednesday’s storms, several large outbreaks occurred across the state the previous week on the evening of June 11, producing 20 tornadoes in the northern Illinois and northwest Indiana forecast area alone.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Their political motivations led them down bizarre and fantastical paths, with some even fashioning themselves as the true victims of Norvell’s attack.
    Aram Goudsouzian, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
  • Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world’s most beloved children’s characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity.
    Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • If that occurs, The Economist’s two-track internet may be remembered as one of the earliest signs that humanity had begun constructing a parallel universe of knowledge for a new form of intelligence.
    Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
  • Purchasing and renovating the existing buildings could save as much as $111 million compared with constructing new facilities, according to county documents.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • The Drug Enforcement Administration responded to a home on the 400 block of West Chew Avenue on Thursday afternoon for an investigation of a person who was allegedly forging government documents, according to law enforcement sources.
    Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • Court records reviewed by USA TODAY show Karen Derrico denied the allegations and accused Deon Derrico of accessing her accounts and forging emails.
    Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • New Spots White, gray, red, blue, or green spots indicate that your food is molding.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • These patterns suggested that the school experience itself—particularly the amount of sustained mental effort the school day requires—could be molding students’ cognitive endurance.
    Supreet Kaur, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • This evergreen shrub is perfect for shearing and shaping into formal hedges.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • Youngwood’s job is to make the financial case for that bet, determining how aggressively the company invests and shaping the investor narrative around the results.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
  • Her parents are both undocumented immigrants who spent decades in San Diego, working as paleteros, selling ice cream, building a life and raising a family.
    Luzdelia Caballero, CBS News, 24 June 2026
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“Handcrafting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handcrafting. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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