HANDCRAFTING Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

handcrafting

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present participle of handcraft

as in manufacturing

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But Curry was growing up in a manufacturing hotspot, which today produces most of the world's recreational vehicles, bottles the bulk of North America's Febreze and processes wood, plastic and aluminum.

— Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2026
The Jean Dubost company has been manufacturing cutlery in Thiers, France for more than a century, and that history is reflected in the quality of this silverware.

— Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

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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

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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

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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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For now, Oluko is forging a smooth psychic path for Leighton to do this work.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The high-concept thriller stars Valeria Bruni Tedeschi as a demonic character called The Stranger, who entices a young mother played by Jasmine Trinca into forging a Faustian pact.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of forging

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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
In his aesthetic response to the movement’s stance, Mansour made mud his medium, layering and molding it for pottery.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of molding

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Researchers in the United States are shaping the nanoscience frontier, using atomic‑scale control to accelerate advances in electronics, energy storage, catalysis, sensing and medicine.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Target by Design, a two-day presentation, will take place as a New Museum Retail Experience in New York, celebrating the retailer’s commitment to accessible design and the creative talent shaping the future of style and design.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of shaping

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Eighty of the rocket's flights this year have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation, which currently consists of more than 11,000 active spacecraft.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Dynamic Creatures is building software, and using hardware from Unitree, AgiBot, and Boston Dynamics.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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